ROBERTS RETURNS TO THE COURT NEXT MONTH. A TRIAL HAS BEEN SET FOR THE FALL. THE ATTORNEY FOR A MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND DUI AFTER HITTING A BICYCLIST SAYS IT WAS DARK AND RAINY, AND HIS CLIENT THOUGHT HE HAD HIT A SHOPPING CART. JUAN MUNOZ ALCALA WAS IN COURT THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY HE HIT JENNIFER DAVIS ON PRESTON HIGHWAY NEAR DIRT LANE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE 39 YEAR OLD, WHO WAS RIDING HER BIKE, DIED AT THE SCENE, ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT. ALCALA DROVE AWAY BEFORE STOPPING AT A NEARBY GAS STATION TO CALL POLICE. THE JUDGE TODAY LEFT HIS BOND AT
Driver charged with murder of bicyclist in Preston Highway hit-and-run
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Updated: 11:19 AM EDT Apr 18, 2024
A Clark County man answered to his charges for a crash that killed a bicyclist.Juan Munoz Alcala was in court on Wednesday. He was arrested for murder, wanton endangerment and driving drunk.According to Louisville Metro Police, Alcala hit Jennifer Davis, 39, early on Tuesday morning.Police say Davis was riding her bike on Preston Highway near Durrett Lane.Court documents state Alcala drove away before stopping at a nearby gas station to call police."This is a situation in which it was raining, it was dark, it's a poorly lit area. He calls the police afterward and says he thinks he may have struck a shopping cart," said defense attorney Steve Romines. "It had turned out to be a bicyclist. It's not a situation of fleeing, trying to get somewhere else. He called the police and advised he may have been involved in an accident."The judge left Alcala's bond at $75,000. He will be put on house arrest if he is released from jail.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Clark County man answered to his charges for a crash that killed a bicyclist.
Juan Munoz Alcala was in court on Wednesday. He was arrested for murder, wanton endangerment and driving drunk.
According to Louisville Metro Police, Alcala hit Jennifer Davis, 39, early on Tuesday morning.
Police say Davis was riding her bike on Preston Highway near Durrett Lane.
Court documents state Alcala drove away before stopping at a nearby gas station to call police.
"This is a situation in which it was raining, it was dark, it's a poorly lit area. He calls the police afterward and says he thinks he may have struck a shopping cart," said defense attorney Steve Romines. "It had turned out to be a bicyclist. It's not a situation of fleeing, trying to get somewhere else. He called the police and advised he may have been involved in an accident."
The judge left Alcala's bond at $75,000. He will be put on house arrest if he is released from jail.
