UPDATE: Troopers make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash
Published 8:33 pm Sunday, June 12, 2022
Troopers have made an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run crash Monday that took the life of Jerry W. Hughes.
Louisiana State Police Trooper Derek Senegal said 64-year-old Peter E. Doland of Lake Arthur was arrested Sunday for felony hit-and-run and careless operation. He was booked into the Jeff Davis Parish Jail.
Senegal said the crash remains under investigation.
State Police on Friday announced they had impounded a vehicle believed to be involved in the fatal crash.
Senegal said preliminary investigation revealed Hughes was riding a bicycle east on La. 1126 when he was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling east. After striking Hughes, the vehicle fled the crash scene.
Hughes suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. A toxicology sample was collected from Hughes and will be submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.
Troop D has investigated 10 fatal crashes resulting in 11 deaths in 2022.