Uvalde Driver Charged With Six Counts After Halloween Hit And Run On Golf Cart Carrying Eight
A pickup driver was booked into the Uvalde County Jail on six counts of failure to stop and render aid after police say the truck hit the back of a golf cart carrying eight people, including children, on Fort Clark Road on Halloween night and left.
UVALDE, Texas – A man was booked into the Uvalde County Jail on six counts of failure to stop and render aid after police say his pickup truck hit the back of a golf cart carrying eight people, including children, on Halloween night, according to other local news sources citing the Uvalde Police Department.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the 500 block of Fort Clark Road, according to other local news sources. The driver left before first responders arrived, according to other local news sources.
EMS crews evaluated the riders and took one person to Uvalde Memorial Hospital with a suspected broken arm, according to other local news sources. Witnesses gave officers a description of the truck, and officers later found the driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, according to other local news sources. Police had not released the driver’s name as of early Tuesday.
Investigators are “continuing to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the actions of the drivers, vehicle equipment, visibility, and other factors that may have contributed to the collision,” according to a Nov. 2 Uvalde Police Department press release, as quoted by other local news sources.
What the charge means
Texas law requires a driver involved in a crash that injures or is likely to injure someone to stop, return to the scene if needed, check whether anyone needs help and stay until giving their information and providing reasonable assistance, according to the Texas Transportation Code.
Failure to stop and render aid is a third-degree felony when the crash causes serious bodily injury, and a second-degree felony when someone dies, according to the code. When the injury is not serious, the offense is punishable by up to five years in state prison or up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
A charge is an accusation, and anyone charged is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Read our earlier coverage: La Pryor Man Killed In Rollover Crash On Ranch Road 334 Near Uvalde Kinney County Line
Sources: Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 550 | Uvalde Police Department Facebook page
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