LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police have arrested a man in connection to the hit-and-run in Louisville's Shively neighborhood on Wednesday night.
According to Shively Police, 59-year-old Walter Hawkins struck a man who was sitting on a bench at the TARC stop at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Crums Lane.
Hawkins had reportedly hit two vehicles on Dixie Highway northbound before he hit the man, whose identity remains unknown, with his car.
The man was transported to the hospital. Police said he was conscious but had "serious injuries."
The arrest citation states the man was found "several yards" from where they were sitting. Officials said the man suffered several breaks to both legs, broken bones in his arm, a laceration to his head and possibly a fractured pelvis.
After running over the man, Hawkins fled the scene.
According to an arrest citation, one of the victims of the vehicle crash was able to get a picture of the vehicle that struck them. Officers said that they took the picture taken by the victim, ran the tag and it came back to a listed vehicle.
Officers then made contact with the owner of the vehicle, Hawkins, to speak about the accident -- but he was allegedly intoxicated and "unable to maintain conversation."
The arrest citation states that Hawkins had his keys and said it was his vehicle. Police spoke to his roommate who said that he was out in the vehicle the night of the accident.
Hawkins was charged with criminal mischief and leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid/assist with death resulting in serious physical injury.
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