Dump truck driver charged in deadly hit-and-run involving motorcycle
Published: Nov. 22, 2013 at 3:29 PM EST|Updated: Dec. 2, 2013 at 3:29 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The alleged driver of a dump truck involved in a deadly collision with a motorcyclist in April was arrested Thursday.
According to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center's website, Daryl Ashford, 37, has been charged with "traffic / hit and run, duties of driver involved in accident with death."
Ashford is accused of pulling out of a private driveway on Longtown Road near Heather Green Drive and colliding with a motorcycle operated by 37-year-old Kevin O. Wright. He then drove away, troopers said.
A deputy observed Wright's motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed shortly before discovering Wright in the roadway.
Wright died at the scene.
Ashford is being held on a $500,000 surety bond.
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