Authorities said an Arkansas man was apprehended after reportedly hitting a bicycle and fleeing with the deceased victim in his vehicle.
At around 8 pm, James Ray Jones, 42, reportedly hit the bicycle with his pickup vehicle in Fort Smith. According to authorities, the incident occurred on Friday.
When a body part was recovered by the road, cops were finally notified about the occurrence around 12 hours later. After reviewing CCTV video from the location, Jones was recognized as the culprit.
Cyclist Attempting To Cross Highway Was Hit by a Car
Jones was apprehended at his house, where the pickup vehicle was parked in his backyard, according to police. According to authorities, the victim's corpse was still in the truck's bed.
Jones was arrested and charged with manslaughter and fleeing the scene of an accident at the Sebastian County Jail. What body part was uncovered at the location was not immediately known. The deceased cyclist has been recognized, but authorities have yet to inform the victim's family before releasing his or her identity to the public, as per New York Post.
Cops were able to track down the owner of the pickup, and officers arrived at Jones' home later that day to discover his vehicle parked in his backyard with the rider still inside. Jones said in an interview that he was 'panicked' over the incident's consequences.
According to an unnamed person who lives near the disaster, this isn't the first time an accident has occurred in that region. It's 'frustrating' and 'concerning,' she says, because there isn't enough illumination, per Daily Mail.
Suspect in Deadly Wisconsin Hit-and-Run Pleads Not Guilty
The defendant in a tragic hit-and-run during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year pleaded not guilty to dozens of counts on Friday.
During a brief arraignment session in Waukesha County court, a counsel for Darrell Brooks, 39, entered pleas to 77 charges, including six counts of homicide. Brooks' bail is set at $5 million, and he remains in the Waukesha County Jail. On March 11, he is scheduled to appear in court again.
According to a request filed Thursday, Brooks' attorneys are also seeking a change of venue in the lawsuit. Commissioner Kevin Costello said last month that the court had found the reasonable cause and ordered Brooks to stand trial. If convicted, he might spend the rest of his life in jail.
On Nov. 21, a motorist slammed an SUV through the Christmas procession, killing six people and injuring hundreds more. Brooks allegedly drove his SUV into a throng, ignored many demands from cops to halt, and proceeded to strike paradegoers, zigzagging across the roadway for several blocks, according to a criminal complaint. Based on the report, the defendant looked to have "no expression on his face" while doing so.
Hundreds of children were killed, including Jackson Sparks, an eight-year-old boy who died just days after the incident. Tamara Durand, 52, Wilhelm Hospel, 81, Jane Kulich, 52, LeAnna Owen, 71, and Virginia Sorenson, 79, were among the victims.
According to court records released last month, Brooks reportedly battered the mother of his kid minutes before the parade because she refused to bail him out of prison after he was jailed for allegedly running her over with the same vehicle, a 2010 maroon Ford Escape, earlier in November. Brooks was detained in that event, but according to court papers, he was freed on Nov. 19 after posting $1,000 bond, ABC News reported.
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