Freddy Jeffers Jr., 35, killed; Steven J. Mays, 31, arrested after fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Prairie Township, OH

At about 3:25 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a crash on Norton Road at West Broad Street involving a car and a pedestrian. Authorities claim a 1998 Nissan Altima was driving eastbound on West Broad Street when it struck 35-year-old Freddy L. Jeffers Jr, of London. The car continued eastbound on Norton after striking Jeffers. Jeffers was sent to Doctor's West Hospital where he died approximately an hour later. The driver of the Nissan has been identified as Steven J. Mays, 31, of Hilliard. Mayes was charged with Hit-Skip, which is a 3rd degree felony, and sent to the Franklin County jail. Investigators say alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.