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JASPER-Tomas Hugo, 25, was arrested and charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident on Sunday, October 23. Alabama State Troopers recovered the 2001 Nissan Maxima involved in the collision on Friday, October 21.
Hugo was taken to the Walker County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
The accident happened around 2 P.M. Thursday on Highway 69 near Jasper The incident involved Hugo’s vehicle and a 1995 Honda Nighthawk motorcycle.
A 9-year-old Jasper boy, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead on the scene. The motorcycle driver, 23-year-old Jason Key, was taken to UAB Hospital.
