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(UPDATE) Suspect arrested in hit-and-run accident makes initial court appearance

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 19-year-old man arrested in association with a hit-and-run accident last week in the 1200 block of East 4th made his initial court appearance Monday morning.

Taylor Lukone is jailed on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder.

On Sept. 21, 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.

According to statements made in court Monday, 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 others and intentionally struck him. He then left the scene. His car was found by police at a residence on East 6th. He apparently claimed it had been stolen, but later changed his story.

The victim, meanwhile, remains in critical condition at a Wichita hospital.

Lukone is jailed on a $100,000 bond and will be back in court next week for the formal reading of any charges.

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