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Junior Montgomery, 64, killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Brandon Bailey, 18, on Spring Street in Jeffersonville, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Wed, 12/23/2015 - 1:15pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Sellersburg man charged in fatal hit-and-run accident

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WHAS11) – A young man is facing serious charges after a hit-and-run accident caused the death of a pedestrian Saturday night. Bailey is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death, which is a level 5 felony. The circumstances of the accident remain unclear but officers arrived on the scene and provided aid to a 64-year-old man at the scene. Police say they located Brandon Bailey of Sellersburg and the vehicle involved in the crime at his address. According to police, they were called to the 1900 block of Spring Street in downtown Jeffersonville around 10 p.m.

Arrest made in fatal hit and run in Jeffersonville

JEFFERSONVILLE — An arrest has been made in a fatal hit-and-run accident on Spring Street in Jeffersonville on Saturday At about 10 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the 1900 block of Spring Street and found a 64-year-old pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle. The person, who has not been identified, was transported to University of Louisville Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

18-year-old arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Jeffersonville

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - An Sellersburg man is behind bars accused of leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run Saturday night. Jeffersonville police say a 64-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car while crossing the street in the 1900 block of Spring Street around 10 p.m. Bailey is being held at the Clark County Jail. He is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death, a level 5 felony. Early Sunday morning, Jeffersonville police arrested Brandon Bailey, 18, at his home in Sellersburg.

Judge sets bond, court date in fatal hit and run on Spring Street

On Monday, Clark County Circuit Court No. 1 Judge Andrew Adams kept Bailey's bond set at $50,000 cash-only. Bailey's attorney, Frederick Reinecke, said that amount was too high.

Police: Sellersburg teen cooperative in fatal hit and run investigation

JEFFERSONVILLE — While details surrounding the fatal hit and run accident on Spring Street over the weekend are under investigation, Jeffersonville police say the suspect has been cooperative. That friend then contacted a local law enforcement official who was a "family friend" who in turn called police. The investigation is ongoing, Parker added, and results of the investigation will be sent to the Clark County prosecutor. Brandon Bailey, 18, Sellersburg, was later arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death. Isaac Parker said Bailey called a friend soon after he reportedly fled from the accident.

Ind. teen pleads not guilty in hit and run

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WHAS11) -- The Sellersburg teen that was charged in a deadly hit and run in Jeffersonville last week was back in court Wednesday morning. 18-year-old Brandon Bailey is charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. Bailey is accused of hitting 64-year-old "Lee" Montgomery last Friday on Spring Street and driving off. The teen pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, his attorney expects Bailey to be released on home incarceration. The attorney told us off-camera Bailey's a young man who made a mistake and panicked but later did the right thing and turned himself in. RELATED: Jeffersonville hit and run suspect turned himself in
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Brandon Bailey
Junior Montgomery
Roadway: 
Spring Street
City: 
Jeffersonville, IN
County: 
Clark County, IN
Area: 
Louisville, KY

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