WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run that occured on Sunday,
Sampson. Photo Courtesy of Fairfield County Detention Center.
April 16 on Old Camden Road near Holmes Lane. Kerry Sampson, 28, was arrested three days after he allegedly struck and killed 58-year-old pedestrian John Caldwell.
Sampson has been charged with reckless homicide, an uninsured motor vehicle violation, hit and run and DUI. He’s currently being held on a $76,710 bond, in the Fairfield County Detention Center.
According to troopers, Sampson’s Dodge Charger was traveling south on Old Camden Road when he allegedly attempted to pass another vehicle and struck Caldwell who was walking north-bound.
According to witnesses, the driver fled the scene without attempting to assist Caldwell.
Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill determined Caldwell’s cause of death to be multiple body trauma.
