Lubbock man pleads guilty to deadly pedestrian crash and avoids prison

LUBBOCK, Texas — A man arrested for a deadly hit-and-run crash, Sanford R. Jackson, Jr., 27, pleaded guilty to Failure to Stop and Render Aid on Thursday and was sentenced to eight years of probation.

Related: Arrest made in deadly 2022 hit-and-run crash, Lubbock Police said

EverythingLubbock.com previously reported officers were called to the 2100 block of the Marsha Sharp Freeway at 1:12 a.m. on November 9, 2022.

According to a press release from the Lubbock Police Department, Jamil Wilson, 33, was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of the freeway on foot when he was struck by Jackson’s vehicle.

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“The driver of the motor failed to render aid to Wilson and fled the scene,” the press release said.

Jackson will also have to pay restitution to the victim’s family in the amount of $4,885.

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