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CULLMAN – A Holly Pond man has been identified as the victim in Tuesday night's fatal hit and run on Alabama Highway 157 in Cullman County. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said Bradley Ray Patterson, 39, was pronounced dead at Cullman Regional after being transported from the scene.
According to Cullman Police Department Lt. Jeff Warnke, Patterson, driving a motorcycle, was traveling southbound on Hwy. 157 at approximately 5 p.m. when he was struck by a white box truck turning left onto Interstate 65 South. The driver of the truck did not stop, instead continuing onto the interstate, prompting the Cullman Police Department to issue an alert to area law enforcement agencies in an effort to locate the vehicle.
At 7:20, the CPD said the vehicle had been located off Exit 291 on I-65. Sgt. Cindy Rohrscheib said the truck was found at a truck stop off of Alabama Highway 91.
CPD Traffic Homicide Investigator Jonathan England said the person inside was intoxicated.
"One of our fine Cullman County Sheriff's deputies, Lt. Daniel Cummings, was able to locate that truck and the driver," said Warnke. "He's been arrested for DUI and brought to the Cullman County Sheriff's Office and placed on investigative hold."
The suspect's name has not been released.
Warnke said, "This is a felony hit and run."
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