SEYMOUR – A Columbus man was arrested Monday afternoon after he fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident in Seymour.
Police arrested 28-year-old Tre Xavier Vires, of Columbus on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in catastrophic injury.
The fatal accident happened at 10:46 p.m. on Friday, March 24th. Seymour Police Department received a report of an unconscious person lying in the roadway in the 600 block of South Vine Street.
When officers were responding dispatch received a second 911 call from Layman’s daughter 33-year-old Tiffany Brewer, of Seymour, who reported she and her father had been hit by a vehicle.
When officers arrived, they located 73-year-old Charles Layman, of Seymour, with no signs of life but they began lifesaving measures until Jackson County Emergency Medical Services and Seymour Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene.
Both Layman and Brewer were transported to Schneck Medical Center. Layman was pronounced dead at the hospital. Brewer suffered injuries to her face, hand, and leg.
On Sunday and Monday, investigators received information about the driver of the vehicle and his location.
On Monday afternoon, investigators conducted an interview with Vires along with his attorney before he was arrested and transported to the Jackson County Jail at 3:01 p.m.
Officers also obtained a search warrant for a home on Emma Drive in Seymour to look for the vehicle Vires was operating at the time of the incident.
Investigators then located a blue 2010 Honda Civic registered to Vires in the garage with extensive front-end damage. The investigation is still ongoing.
