Columbia woman charged with failing to help in death of Richland County deputy’s daughter

A Columbia woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with an incident in which a 21-year-old daughter of a Richland County deputy was struck and killed by several vehicles on Interstate 26.

Ebony Nicole Roddick, 31, is charged with failing to help the victim, Dominique Davis, or provide information about the incident, according to the arrest warrant. A judge ordered Roddick held on $5,000 bond, said Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell in a written statement.

“This investigation is ongoing as we have several avenues we’re still looking into,” Ravenell said. “There’s still evidence to be processed.”

Roddick was traveling Monday with Davis, of Columbia, when she was killed near exit 159 on I-26 near Bowman around 9:41 p.m., according the Orangeburg sheriff’s incident report. Roddick, of Columbia, told investigators that Davis jumped from the van, according to the warrant.

But a witness, who was not identified in the report, told investigators Davis might have been pushed out of the van she was traveling in.

The witness said Davis’ leg could first be seen coming out of a partially opened door of a silver-colored van. Seconds later, the door reopened, and that’s when Davis might have been pushed. The victim has been identified as the daughter of Richland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Latavish Ulmer.

Roddick was named a suspect in the report, along with a second unknown person. An autopsy for Davis was scheduled for Wednesday to determine her cause of death.

This story was originally published August 3, 2016 at 12:50 PM with the headline "Columbia woman charged with failing to help in death of Richland County deputy’s daughter."