Flock cameras were key to tracking down a suspect in a hit-and-run incident involving a motor scooter versus a motor vehicle that recently occurred on New Clinton Road.
Bob Allen, 59, was arrested April 4 and faces charges of hit and run, duty of a driver to stop at or return to the scene of an accident, leaving the scene of an accident and a probation violation.
A report about the incident leading to Allen’s arrest by Jones County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Artrail Braziel states he received a call just before midnight April 3 about a man being struck by a motor vehicle on New Clinton Road.
When the deputy arrived on the scene, the male victim was still lying in the road. He said for safety, the man was removed from the roadway to a driveway nearby. Braziel said he was able to identify the victim while waiting for EMS to arrive.
The deputy also found a piece of debris he believed to have come from the vehicle involved in the accident. He said the house closest to the accident scene had a Ring camera, but its footage did not capture the incident.
Braziel said JCSO Cpl.
Dan Ribeiro used Flock camera systems to identify possible suspect vehicles traveling through the area at the time the man was struck. Two vehicles were identified.
He said deputies checked out the addresses, which included the suspect later identified as Allen. His vehicle was observed with visible damage. Braziel said he observed damage to the windshield and front passenger side. The deputy also noticed a paint transfer consistent with the hit and run victim’s motor scooter.
Braziel added that the piece of debris he collected from the scene was consistent and a match to the damaged area of the suspect’s vehicle.
After being read his Miranda rights, Allen spoke to the deputies. The suspect said he believed he had hit a deer. A wrecker was called for Allen’s vehicle, and he was placed under arrest.
