TOLEDO, Ohio — One man is facing two felony counts after he allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist on July 30 while driving in west Toledo.
Toledo police arrested 55-year-old Kenneth Pegler Monday on counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and failing to stop after a crash, both of which are second degree felonies. He appeared in Toledo Municipal Court where a judge set his bond at $100,000, no percent.
The incident happened just before 2:45 a.m. on July 30 on East Alexis Road near Telegraph.
Police told WTOL 11 the vehicle that hit 30-year-old Nicholas Reinhart left debris in the roadway, identifying it as a white Dodge pickup truck.
According to a police report, the driver of the truck hit the rear of the bicycle then drove "several yards down the street" with the bicyclist "lodged underneath."
Another driver passing by struck the edge of the mangled bike while attempting to swerve around the debris. They spotted Reinhart lying in the curb lane and called emergency services.
The bicyclist was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
According to a Toledo police statement on a Toledo Municipal Court warrant, Pegler contacted a friend on the day after the incident, having seen a story about the deadly crash on the news.
A different warrant goes into detail about Pegler’s whereabouts on the evening before the crash. According to the Toledo Municipal Court document, Pegler was seen by witnesses and captured on video drinking at at least three west Toledo bars on the night of the crash.
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