A deadly scene behind a Springfield equipment business has turned into a serious felony case. A local man, identified in court records as Cory Roark, is charged with second-degree felony vehicular homicide after police say he ran over a man in a parking lot behind the company. Officers arrived to find a person trapped under a vehicle, the victim was later pronounced dead, and court filings have the victim’s name redacted. The charge was filed in Clark County Municipal Court after investigators opened the case in late January.
Police affidavit and evidence
According to an affidavit in the case, officers were dispatched after witnesses reported an injured person and found the victim pinned under a car. The document states that Roark told police he “did not see the victim behind him and did not feel anything when he hit him with the car.” Investigators report finding a loaded semi-automatic handgun inside Roark’s vehicle and say a blood test at Mercy Health – Springfield came back positive for THC. The affidavit also notes that the vehicle’s backup…..