The driver of the car that struck Matt Tugwell on Saturday evening turned himself in to the Baton Rouge Police Department’s Traffic Investigators around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Tugwell was hit as he was crossing Dalrymple Drive.
John Baus III, 24, of 4441 Burbank Drive, Apt. 408, was charged with felony hit and run, careless operation and red light violation and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, according to a news release.
Crime Stoppers received a tip Monday that the suspected vehicle, a white Toyota Prius, was located at a local body shop and investigators determined the damage was consistent with evidence found at the scene, said BRPD spokesman Cpl. Don Coppola Jr.
A Facebook group named “Who Hurt Matt” was set up after the accident. The page’s moderators published that Tugwell had surgery after suffering head injuries, which doctors said were not expected to leave lasting neurological problems.
The site states he is “in a lot of pain, but he’s doing well.”