MCSO: Deputy apparently hit fatality victim in Garland City on Saturday night, State Police investigating

  

A Miller County deputy is on paid administrative leave for apparently hitting a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 82 late Saturday night near Garland City, which resulted in a fatality, according to an official.

The body of Roy D. Washington, 51, of Texarkana, Texas, was positively identified on Monday and his next of kin were notified by Arkansas State Police, according to Mark Lewis of the Miller County Sheriff's Office.

About 11:30 p.m. Saturday, the sheriff's office received a 911 call from a driver on U.S. Highway 82 just west of Garland City about a man dressed in all black walking down the middle of a dark roadway, Lewis wrote in a press release.

"At that time, a Miller County deputy was dispatched to the call. Within 60 seconds of receiving the call, the deputy, who was already on U.S. Highway 82 near Garland City, Ark., reported that he had just struck the individual in the roadway on Highway 82. The deputy immediately requested EMS and began rendering aid to the individual. Unfortunately, the victim was pronounced deceased by the Miller County Coroner at the scene following the arrival of EMS," Lewis' press release states.

Arkansas State Police responded to conduct a traffic collision investigation.

"The Miller County Sheriff's Office is coordinating with ASP with respect to providing all information associated with the incident. The deputy, per Arkansas State Statute and agency policy, submitted to a chemical analysis of blood under the direction and supervision of the Arkansas State Police," according to Lewis.

"Preliminary results associated with the investigation may be available from ASP within the next few days, with final results pending the chemical analysis results from the State Crime Laboratory in Little Rock. The deputy was placed on paid administrative leave pending the conclusion and findings of the ASP investigation, and an internal investigation pursuant to MCSO Policy"

"Sheriff Jackie Runion contacted the next of kin, and the Miller County Sheriff's Office offers their deepest sympathy to the family of Roy D. Washington. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been affected by this tragic incident," Lewis wrote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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