MARION COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — A man and woman were arrested after a fatal hit-skip incident in Marion County that happened more than a month ago.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Evan Trigg and his wife Carrie Jervis, 36, were arrested Tuesday in connection to the crash on May 13.
Troopers said 32-year-old Johnny Arthur II of LaRue, Ohio, was traveling westbound in a 2016 Subaru WRX on state Route 95 in Montgomery Township when the crash occurred.
Witnesses told investigators that a black BMW was overtaking the Subaru when another vehicle approached. The BMW swerved into the westbound lane, causing Arthur to travel off the right side of the road.
Arthur's vehicle struck a driveway embankment, a house, a parked vehicle and a tree before coming to a stop. The black BMW did not remain at the scene.
Arthur was transported to Marion General Hospital, but was then moved to Grant Medical Center where he later died.
After receiving tips from the public, patrol executed a search warrant at a home in LaRue, where the BMW was found in a garage. Troopers determined that it was the same vehicle involved in the crash.
Trigg was arrested by the patrol’s special response team and Jervis turned herself in to troopers at the Marion Post later in the evening. They are both charged with tampering with evidence and could face additional charges, according to patrol.
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