A suspected hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of a crash on the Louisiana Tech campus was apprehended hours later at a southeast Ruston residence.
James Lamar Jackson, 56, was arrested about 2 a.m. June 18 following a crash on Tech Drive at about 9:30 p.m. June 17 on Tech Drive.
A witness reported seeing a white Toyota Camry leaving the scene of the crash at Tech Drive and Alabama Avenue. Louisiana Tech Police was able to review surveillance video that showed the vehicle leaving the scene. Jackson was seen getting out of the vehicle on Railroad Avenue, examining the damage to the vehicle and leaving the campus by driving down a one-way street the wrong way.
The damaged Camry was later found on Sage Court off South Farmerville Street. With the assistance of Ruston Police, Jackson was identified as the driver.
Jackson told officers that he was the driver, but downplayed the damage while denying fleeing the scene.
Jackson was arrested by Tech Police and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center charged with reckless operation of a vehicle and hit and run driving.
Jackson’s bail was set at $2,000.
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