Pensacola police arrest suspect in Monday's fatal hit-and-run at Bayou Texar Bridge
Pensacola police found and arrested the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that left 41-year-old Travis Hurd dead Monday.
John Kings, 37, was booked into Escambia County Jail Monday night and charged with failing to stop and remain at a crash involving an injury, a third-degree felony.
Pensacola Police Department officers were called to the Bayou Texar Bridge at approximately 3:30 a.m. Monday regarding a person struck by a vehicle.
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Once on scene, they located Travis Hurd, 41, of Pensacola dead at the scene. The vehicle that struck Hurd did not stop and left traveling east on Cervantes Stree
Kings remains in Escambia County Jail as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on $100,000 bond.
Benjamin Johnson can be reached at bjohnson@pnj.com or 850-435-8578
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