Police have arrested the person they say was driving an SUV that hit and killed Stonington High School's custodian as he rode his bike in March.
Gary Piver was riding his bike along the road when he was hit by a vehicle that took off, according to police. He was taken to Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island where he was pronounced dead. Piver would have turned 70 the next day.
Investigators collected evidence at the scene to determine the vehicle involved was a 2014-2022 dark gray Toyota 4-Runner.
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They used surveillance video from nearby homes and businesses to identify the vehicle and used a license plate reader to determine who owned the pickup, according to police.
Police applied for an arrest warrant for 41-year-old Jonathan Olsen, of Stonington, in May.
Olsen turned himself in to police on Monday morning and was charged with evading responsibility involving death or serious injury, police said.
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He was released on $100,000 bond and is scheduled to be in court on June 15.
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