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Escambia Man Wanted For Hit-and-run Fatality
May 1, 2012
The Florida Highway Patrol is actively looking for an Escambia County man wanted in an April 20 traffic death.
According to the FHP, 28-year old Ryan A. Welch was traveling south on W Street approaching La Rua Street when he struck bicyclist Robert L. Bell, Jr, 32. Welch then fled the scene. Bell died at Sacred Heart Hospital on April 27 as a result of the crash.
Warrants have been issued for Welch charging him with leaving the scene of a crash with death and culpable negligence by vehicle. He is actively avoiding apprehension, according to the FHP.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Ryan A. Welch is asked to call their local law enforcement agency Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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