HOT SPRINGS - A man accused of driving into the side of a house in August and causing the death of an 87-year-old woman has been formally charged with negligent homicide and other offenses.
Nickollas Logan Ferrell Roe, 20, of Hot Springs was taken into custody on felony warrants of negligent homicide, punishable by up to 20 years in prison; leaving the scene of an injury accident, punishable by up to six years; and a misdemeanor charge of first-offense driving while intoxicated, punishable by up to one year in jail.
Roe is to appear Nov. 4 in Garland County District Court.
According to the arrest affidavit and earlier reports, Hot Springs police responded shortly after 2 a.m. Aug. 20 to an accident on Lacey Street and found a red 2002 Dodge Ram pickup embedded in the side of a house.
The pickup had struck and killed the occupant of the home, identified as Mary Dukes, 87, who was lying in her bed. The driver had left the scene.
Arkansas, Pages 16 on 10/27/2013