Docs: Driver thought he hit someone before fleeing scene of hit-and-run that killed 11-year-old boy

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The antheral arrested for his engagement successful the hit-and-run that killed an 11-year-old lad connected Dec. 11 acknowledged helium thought helium deed idiosyncratic earlier fleeing the scene, according to tribunal documents.

Kyson Beatty was driving a 80cc Yamaha motorcycle southbound connected South Tibbs Avenue erstwhile helium collided with a Freightliner rollback tow motortruck driven by 52-year aged John Killough Jr., which was traveling eastbound connected Wicker Road. Beatty was pronounced dormant and Killough Jr. fled the scene.

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The rider successful the motortruck told authorities helium heard a thump and asked Killough Jr. what helium was doing arsenic helium drove away. Killough Jr. said helium thought helium deed idiosyncratic and told the rider helium couldn’t beryllium caught driving the truck.

Killough Jr. has been declared a habitual postulation violator, according to tribunal documents.

He was arrested Saturday, a week aft the crash, and is charged with leaving the country of an mishap resulting successful decease oregon catastrophic wounded and operating a conveyance portion a habitual postulation violator causing death.