FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Saturday morning, Franklin police say a bicyclist was hit by a car and killed near Mack Hatcher and Liberty Pike. The bicyclist was 54-year-old Matthew Paritz.
The driver, 23-year-old Denilson Jose Hidalgo-Orozco from Washington, has been arrested and charged with a DUI and vehicular homicide with a 400,000 dollar bond.
Hidalgo-Orozco is in the Army, stationed at Fort Campbell, according to Captain Steve Nava, deupty public affairs officer and spokesperson for the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY.
"We can confirm that the arrested service member is assigned to Fort Campbell. We take all criminal investigations and allegations seriously, and remain committed to working with local law enforcement on this matter. For any questions pertaining to this specific investigation, please contact the Franklin Police Department," Nava said.
Young or old, we all love to play board and card games! Those games become even more important when you are indoors and don't have the ability to get outside, like patients in a hospital. Austin Pollack shares the story of students in a Nashville family who have helped re-launch the Red Wagon project to collect games for patients at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
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