Suspect arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Bensalem
BENSALEM, Pa. - Police in Bensalem have arrested and charged a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run Morning morning.
Police responded to the scene along Hulmeville Road near Kings Avenue around 6 a.m. where they found the body of Timothy McGuire, 38.
Neighbors tell FOX 29 they heard a noise in the middle of the night but had not come out to check, and the victim’s body was later discovered by a jogger.
Investigators say McGuire was walking along the road when he was struck in the southbound lanes around 2:30 a.m. by an 'Alien Green' 2016-19 Kia Soul.
Several pieces of the car were found at the scene. Police say they located the car believed to be involved Monday afternoon at a home in Bensalem Township.
Police say Richard McCausland,21, has been charged with homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed, accidents involving death or personal injury and driving vehicle at safe speed.
