to do that investigators had to tie huffman's whereabouts on the night of the crash to rafeal garcia's off at home around 10:00 p.m. rafeal did not go inside. instead he walked back towards highway 281, presumably headed to the country store a short distance away. patrons of a local bar indicated huffman was there drinking and left between 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. a patron said huffman headed south on route 281 towards his home. rafeal was walking north on route 281 at approximately the same time. the forensic evidence proved huffman's truck swerved on to the shoulder and hit rafeal sending him flying 40 feet down the embankment killing him instantly. there were no skid marks. prosecutors say that huffman kept driving. tiny pieces of glass, plastic and paint were left behind identifying the make, model and color of the truck. when he got home he told his girlfriend he had hit a deer and removed the broken headlight and replaced it with the headlight from his other truck. he fled the state the next day, driving a thousand miles to tennessee, hoping the case would blow over and be forgotten.