APPLETON, WI (WTAQ)- Charges have been filed against the driver of a vehicle prosecutors say struck a pedestrian, and fled the scene in Appleton Saturday night.
The accident happened just before 11:30pm at the intersection of East College Avenue and North Lawe Street, as the truck was turning Eastbound on East College Avenue.
Appleton Police officers arrested 32-year old Justin Jorgensen of Kimberly for a felony charge of Hit and Run Causing Great Bodily Harm and 1st Offense Operating A Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Police say they learned that a 20-year old female student at Lawrence Unversity, was hit by a truck and dragged, before she was able to roll away, ending up on the roadway with broken bones and severe abrasions.
According to the victim, a male exited the truck, asked if she was okay, then returned to his truck and left the scene after she asked him to call 911.
Police determined the victim was not intoxicated or distracted when she was struck by the vehicle.
Officers used video of the crash to indentify the truck, and located it on East Newberry Street and North Kensington Drive, heading towards Kimberly.
A patrol officer initiated a traffic stop and issued a Field Sobriety test, which the suspect failed, according to police.
Court records indicate that Jorgensen was more than twice the legal limit, with him reportedly telling officers that he had consumed three or four beers at two separate bars prior to the crash.
Jorgensen made his initial court appearance Monday. No further proceedings had been announced at last word.
