"Bishop Cook has been released pending trial and is returning to an inpatient treatment facility," said Cook's attorney David Irwin in a statement. "As a condition of her release, she is not permitted to drive."

Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said during a news conference last week that Cook had an alcohol level of .22, nearly three times the state's legal limit at the time of the accident. There was also evidence she was texting before the incident.

Palermo, 41, was riding down Roland Avenue around 2:45 p.m. Dec. 27 when a car slammed into him and just kept driving. Palermo was rushed to the hospital, but he died from his injuries.

While Palermo was in the bike lane, it's believed that Cook, who was texting while driving at the time of the collision, veered off to the right and into the bike lane striking him from the rear.

This caused Palermo to strike the hood and windshield of Cook's 2001 Subaru, where he was thrown to the right hand side before coming to a final rest against the west side curb in the 5700 block of Roland Ave.

It's alleged that Cook failed to remain at the scene of the accident, and returned roughly 30 minutes later.

The combination of allegedly leaving the scene, along with a prior DUI conviction led District Court Judge Nicole Pastore Klein to side with the state Monday and not lower Cook's bail.

Klein called Cook a flight risk that poses a danger to public safety.

"She was a flight risk because she left the scene," Klein said. "It concerns me that she struck someone and left. That represents a reckless and careless indifference to life."

Cook was elected as the Episcopal Church of Maryland's first female bishop in September.