A 31-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and multiple other charges after hitting a pedestrian with his car and then resisting arrest on February 1 in Newark, Delaware.
Robert Hagerty of Newark was indicted on September 14, for the following charges: manslaughter, driving under the influence and criminal mischief, according to the New Castle County police.
On Feb. 1, at approximately 7:31 a.m. police were called to the Hitchens Farm community for a pedestrian hit by a car, police said.
When officers arrived they learned that a gray Subaru had struck a 69-year-old man who was walking along Verbena Drive. The driver, later identified as Hagerty, continued driving after hitting the man and collided with a tree, according to the police.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hagerty sustained injuries during the crash and was transported to the hospital for treatment. While at the hospital Hagerty attempted to disarm a police officer and was charged with attempting to remove a firearm from a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and attempted escape, police said.
Hagerty’s bail has been set at $40,000.
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