Timeline of events in Corasanti case

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Dr. James Corasanti case has seen many twists and turns since the beginning, and investigators had to work to figure out what exactly happened the night Corasanti allegedly hit and killed 18-year-old Alexandria Rice.

On Friday, July 8, 2011, just before 11:30 p.m., Rice was skateboarding home from work along Heim Road. The Erie County District Attorney told News 4, she was skateboarding in the bike lane. At 11:23 p.m, she was hit by a car and was killed.

Prosecutors say Dr. James Corasanti, a local gastroenterologist, was behind the wheel and is responsible for Rice's death.

Prior to the crash, DA Frank Sedita says Dr. Corasanti was at a "martini golf" outing at the Transit Valley Country Club. It's unclear when he left.

Police say Corasanti was driving westbound on Heim Road. The DA's office noted, based on their investigation, Corasanti was speeding, drunk, texting and driving over the fog lines. Rice's lifeless body landed 60 feet away from the road in Marc Meyer's front yard.

"I guess she was stuck on the hood for awhile there and fell into the front lawn there," said Meyer.

Police say Corasanti drove himself home after that in his BMW. While Corasanti was at home, the DA says he removed blood and body tissue from his car. His lawyer disputes that, saying there was no alteration.

The DA also says Corasanti deleted text messages from his cell phone. In court, prosecutors said they found a "handprint" on the BMW - that may have been that of the victim - with marks around it. They said there was some body tissue found in Corasanti's garage and a bloody rag in his garbage.

About 90 minutes after the deadly crash, at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, Amherst Police met Corasanti at the Noco station on Millersport Highway. He was arrested. Corasanti reportedly refused a blood test until there was a court order.

Nearly five hours after the crash, the DA said Corasanti had a BAC of .10, over the legal driving limit. He was later released on $100,000 bail.