Lewisville fatal hit-and-run: suspect told officials he hit deer before turning himself in

The Brief

  • 37-year-old Demarcus Gibbs was killed in a hit-and-run off of I-35 in Lewisville last month.
  • Police said Gibbs, a Shreveport, Louisiana native, was walking to his hotel along the highway’s service road after dropping off a rental car.
  • Jostin Paul Low, who initially told investigators he hit a deer, turned himself in last week and was charged with collision involving death.

LEWISVILLE, Texas A suspect turned himself in to the Denton County Jail last week, a month after he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Lewisville.

Fatal hit-and-run in Lewisville

What we know:

On March 14 at approximately 7 a.m., police responded to a call about a man lying on the northbound service road near E I-35 and Arthurs Lane in Lewisville.

Investigators determined 37-year-old Demarcus Gibbs had been struck and killed by a vehicle. Gibbs’ wife told police he had been walking back to a hotel after dropping off a rental car.

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