Authorities ID driver charged with murder in Henderson Co.fatal auto-pedestrian crash
HENDERSON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A Henderson County man has been charged with murder after a fatal hit and run auto-pedestrian wreck Wednesday morning.
Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said Robert Clayton Bradley, 28, of Eustace was charged with murder after he intentionally hit a man with his truck.
Hillhouse said Bradley and a female passenger were traveling on Farm-to-Market Road 2709 toward Athens when he saw Rodney Abbott, 30, walking along the road.
Bradley stopped, made a U-turn and proceeded to drive his vehicle into Abbott at a high rate of speed, according to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hillhouse said the truck then careened into a pasture and hit a large tree.
Hillhouse said Bradley then fled the scene of the crime but was located by Henderson County Sheriff's Office deputies at his nearby home.
Bradley and the female passenger were taken to a Tyler hospital for treatment of their injuries.
An arrest warrant for murder was issued and Bradley's bond was set at $2.5 million, according to Hillhouse.
Abbott's body was taken to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Science in Dallas for an autopsy.
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