HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 20-year-old man arrested in association with a fatal hit-and-run accident could find out Friday when his trial starts.

Taylor Lukone is accused of murder from an incident that occurred on Sept. 21, 2017, in the 1200 block of East 4th.

At around 1 a.m., officers were called to the report of a bicyclist who had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Parts of the suspect’s vehicle were left at the scene of the collision, according to police.

Lukone was driving to get cigarettes and spotted 51-year-old Jose L. Lopez riding his bicycle. Lukone got angry over the way Lopez had supposedly treated his mother and intentionally struck him. He then left the scene. His car was found by police at a residence on East 6th. Lukone claimed his car had been stolen, but later changed his story.

The case is pending trial and was continued earlier this year.