A truck driver from Texas has been arrested in the fatal hit-and-run of a man who was struck while working on his vehicle last week on Interstate 78 in Bethel Township.
State police said Ameer Nassar, 25, of Houston was located in Louisiana and returned to Berks County.
Nassar was committed to Berks County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bail following arraignment Thursday before District Judge Andrea J. Book.
Truck driver Phillip D. Henderson, 33, of Bessemer, Fla., was pronounced dead April 10 at 12:20 p.m. after he was struck on the interstate, officials said.
Nassar is charged with accidents involving death or personal injury; accidents involving damage to attended vehicle; failure to stop and give information/render aid; and failure to notify police of an accident resulting in injury or death.
Troopers said investigators went to Louisiana and processed Nassar’s truck.
They gave this account:
Henderson was out of his vehicle fixing straps on its flatbed trailer on the eastbound shoulder of the highway about a half-mile east of the Bethel interchange (Exit 13, Route 501) about 11:15 a.m.
He was struck by Nassar’s truck, which was traveling in the right lane, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nassar did not stop.
The interstate was closed for several hours after the incident.
Troopers had appealed to the public for help, especially requesting dash-cam video from anyone traveling eastbound on I-78 in that area.