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A 71-year-old man is dead and another man is in jail following an alleged hit and run incident in Upton Wednesday.
“At 11:53 a.m., a 911 call was received of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on U.S. 31W in Upton,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. “Upton Volunteer Fire Department personnel were on scene first and found a 71-year-old male from Upton had been struck by a vehicle. The vehicle was no longer at the scene. The vehicle left the scene.”
The victim was tended to by EMS, however he was later pronounced dead by the Hardin County Coroner’s Office.
Deputies began investigating the incident, and through cameras available at the scene the suspect vehicle was identified and later located about two miles into Hart County on 31W, where Ward said it appeared that the driver had attempted to put the vehicle into a barn.
“Our deputies and the Hart County Sheriff’s Office approached the vehicle and found a gentleman, and he was arrested for DUI and lodged in the Hart County Jail,” Ward said. “He also has pending charges coming from out of Hardin County.”
Ward later identified the victim as 71-year-old Pete Hawk of Upton and the accused driver as Matthew Bush. The crash remains under investigation.
You can eat good food for a good cause this Saturday morning.
Kiwanis Club of Hardin County will be hosting their annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, August 3 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
“We have a change of venue this year,” said Kiwanis Club President Hunter Hammer. “It’s at Memorial Methodist Church at 631 North Miles Street here in E-Town. It’s all you can eat pancakes, and that does include a side of eggs and sausage and a drink of your choice.”
Tickets are $5 for kids 10 and under, and $10 for everybody ages 11 and up.
Hammer says outside of their annual gala the pancake breakfast is the club’s largest fundraising effort each year.
“The portion of the pancake breakfast this year will be going to purchase an AmTryke for a child in Hardin County, and if you’re not familiar, AmTryke are adaptable bicycles for kids who have a variety of physical disabilities,” Hammer said.
Hammer says the Kiwanis Club is proud to offer this annual event both in order to support their mission and to connect with the community.
“We have a lot of veteran pancake flippers, pancake makers,” Hammer said. “They have special aprons. They’re great at what they do. Luckily, we have a lot of local vendors and partners that donate all the items that we need, so we’re very appreciative for that, and so it’s just a great time to sit and eat breakfast with some friends and bring your family, bring your kids.”
Kiwanis Club of Hardin County focuses on supporting area children through programming and partner organizations. Learn more about Kiwanis and find more details on Saturday’s pancake breakfast by finding the Kiwanis Club of Hardin County Facebook page.