WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA (WSLS 10) - A 52-year-old Meadowview man is in jail after he left the scene of a crash on Tuesday.
He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, one count of felony fatal hit-and-run, one count of hit-and-run causing personal injury and for reckless driving.
Police say the crash happened at 5:56 p.m.
Douglas K. Pruitt, 52, was driving north on Route 75 when he rear-ended 55-year-old Laurie Puckett, of Bristol, Tennessee, causing her to cross the centerline and hit head-on with a car that was traveling south. She died at the scene.
Pruitt then ran into the car and left the scene. The car was driven by 32-year-old Richard Neis, also from of Bristol, Tennessee, who was transported to Johnston Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
According to witnesses, Pruitt briefly returned to the crash scene a few minutes later, but then left. A short time later, a Washington County Sheriff's Deputy stopped him several miles from the scene. He was not injured in the crash.
He is being held on bond at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.