The Laclede County Sheriff’s Department last Friday announced the arrest of a suspect in a Nov. 1 incident that left a Lebanon man seriously injured.
Tyler Lowery is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with physical injury.
The accident left a Lebanon man seriously injured and taken to Mercy Hospital Lebanon.
Sheriff Matt Frederick reported on the arrest on Facebook. He said that on Nov. 1 at about 1:38 a.m., a deputy on patrol saw a vehicle commit traffic violations which led the deputy to believe the driver might have been intoxicated. The deputy began a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle fled “in an extremely dangerous manner by speeding through Route 66 towards Springfield Road at speeds over 75 mph,” Frederick said.
The suspect vehicle collided with a motorcyclist at the intersection of Springfield Road and Route 66. Frederick said the suspect fled on foot after crashing the car.
Law enforcement and first responders provided first aid to the injured motorcyclist while setting up a perimeter to catch the suspect. Law enforcement was unable to catch the suspect at the time of the incident.
LCSO investigators found probable cause to believe the suspect was Tyler Lowery.
Tyler was served an additional warrant for felony resisting arrest. According to the probable cause statement, Tyler physically resisted officers by attempting to pull away from them. “Tyler was subsequently taken to the ground where law enforcement was able to regain control of him,” the statement said. The report says he continued resisting arrest and officers “had to physically lift and carry Tyler by his arms and legs to a patrol vehicle.”
Court papers said Tyler has prior convictions for resisting arrest and escape from custody and a history of failing to comply with court-ordered conditions.
According to court papers, the court ordered Tyler be detained pending trail with no bond. His arraignment was set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 9 in Laclede County Court.
