Little Rock police arrested a man Wednesday in a crash that killed one person and injured another in February.
Jerry Justin Standridge, 28, was charged with driving while intoxicated and felony counts of negligent homicide and second-degree battery.
Police said Standridge was driving east in the 7400 block of Cantrell Road on Feb. 4 when his 2016 Dodge Ram pickup traveled off the roadway and struck a utility pole near Georgia Avenue about 3 a.m.
A passenger in the vehicle, Bethany Leigh Cross, 27, of Ward, was killed in the crash.
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Justin Standridge and another passenger, Lindsay Standridge, 33, of Ward, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to a police report.
Justin Standridge of Cabot surrendered to Little Rock police on an arrest warrant Wednesday morning.
He did not enter a plea during a hearing Thursday in Little Rock District Court, according to court filings. Records show he was released from the Pulaski County jail on $7,500 bond.
Standridge's next court date was set for Aug. 29.
Under Arkansas law, felony negligent homicide occurs when someone causes the death of another person while operating a vehicle, aircraft or watercraft with a blood-alcohol concentration at or above the legal limit of 0.08.
Second-degree battery occurs when a someone purposely or recklessly causes serious physical injury to any person, according to state law.
Metro on 06/30/2017