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 Felony charge dismissed on hit and run driver web posted July 15, 2009 EDGEFIELD – Hit and run with great bodily injury charges against Raymond Lawrence Harris, 29, were dismissed by Chief Magistrate Davis Parkman on July 8 at a preliminary hearing and Harris was set free. He had been held on a $50,000 bond since the incident. An Edgefield teen was rushed to the MCG Trauma Center on April 28 after being struck by a pick-up truck and was left on the side of the road around 10:40 pm. Harris was later identified as the driver and was arrested the night of the incident. According to records obtained through a Freedom of Information request, Chief Magistrate Davis Parkman dismissed the charge because the arresting officer, who contacted the court two weeks prior to the hearing stated he would be away on required training at the time of the scheduled hearing. The hearing was not rescheduled or postponed and Harris was set free because the officer did not appear at the hearing. Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter said Tuesday that the dismissal of charges would not prevent his department seeking an indictment. With the evidence collected at the time of the investigation, the Edgefield Police Department will seek a direct indictment from the Grand Jury in spite of the dismissal by Chief Magistrate Davis Parkman. “He (Harris) will still be charged,” Chief Carter said. © Copyright 2009
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