Trial set to begin Monday for man charged in hit-and-run that killed Ole Miss student

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Seth Garron Rokitka, the Collierville, Tennessee, man charged in the October 2022 hit-and-run that killed University of Mississippi student Walker Fielder and critically injured another student.

Rokitka, 27, faces a three-count indictment: aggravated assault with extreme indifference, manslaughter and failure to stop and remain at an accident resulting in death or serious injury.

The charges stem from an early morning crash on Oct. 16, 2022. Oxford police responded around 1:14 a.m. to reports of two people struck by a vehicle in the parking lot behind City Hall on the downtown Square…

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