Zachary Ryan Youngblood, accused of fatally striking a woman with his girlfriend’s truck in Aberdeen last month and then leaving the scene, made his first appearance in court Wednesday.

Youngblood, 23, of Hoquiam, has been in jail since being arrested on Jan. 15 in connection with a hit and run that resulted in the death of Jeri Stiles, who was crossing First Street near its intersection with G Street on Jan. 14.

Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge David L. Edwards said Youngblood has been charged with hit and run involving the death of an individual, driving with a suspended license in the third degree and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.

Chief Criminal Deputy for Grays Harbor Jason Walker said the reason Youngblood’s license was suspended was “continuous failures to respond to court orders for infractions involving driving without a license, without insurance and speeding.”

“The nature of the case is that he fled the scene. Not only did he flee the scene, he never turned himself in, and actually went out to Ocean Shores and got Mickey Mouse tattoos,” added Walker.

“When police caught him, he made false statements that are the basis for the allegation of the third charge,” he said.

Edwards said Youngblood’s conduct following the incident was concerning and he set bail at $50,000.

Edwards appointed a public defender, David Arcuri, to be Youngblood’s lawyer. The next hearing in the case, likely to be an arraignment, will be on Monday Feb. 10 at 1 p.m.