Truck Driver Released On Bond
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A Nevada truck driver has been
released on five-thousand dollars bond after appearing on court to
face a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Gary Torrey
of Sparks, Nevada, appeared in court today in Nevada
County, Arkansas.
The 49-year-old Torry was arrested Saturday in Saint Mary`s,
Missouri. The arrest came after authorities traced a truck that
reportedly struck and killed 25-year-old Melissa Patterson during
the pre-dawn hours Saturday.
Patterson`s body was found next to the eastbound exit ramp at
Interstate 30`s intersection with U-S 371. A news release Saturday
from the office of Prescott Police Chief Sam Reeder said a witness
was found who had seen a tractor-trailer rig that showed evidence
it had struck somebody, and the witness had talked to the truck`s
driver. Information from the witness allowed investigators to trace
the truck, and it was located that afternoon at a truck stop in
Saint Mary`s.
Torrey was returned to Nevada County on Wednesday
for his court appearance. In addition to setting bond, a judge also
set a trial date for January 12th.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
