Hit-and-run driver convicted after fatally striking tow truck operator in Jasper Co.

A hit-and-run driver has been sent to prison after fatally striking a tow truck operator offering roadside assistance in Jasper County over two years ago.

Joshua Jamaal Frazier, 37, of Ridgeland, received a six-year sentence after pleading guilty to felony hit-and-run resulting in death on Thursday. He received credit for 674 days already spent in jail, bringing his prison term to just over four years, according to Jasper County court records.

The hit-and-run killed 39-year-old Ridgeland resident Eric β€œP.K.” Albertson, who was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and employee of the Ridgeland-based A1 Towing…

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