Antioch Man Arrested For 2016 Hit-And-Run That Killed Columbia Cyclist

COLUMBIA, TN — Columbia Police arrested a Nashville man at his Antioch home Tuesday, charging him with vehicular homicide in a December 2016 hit-and-run that killed a 50-year-old man biking home from work.

On December 7, 2016, James Mealer was riding his bike, returning home from his job at a local McDonald's, when he was hit by a truck on a rainy Columbia street. The driver did not stop.

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Surveillance footage from the scene helped detectives identify the truck, which they tracked to Marcus Dilmore, 34. He was indicted in June by a Maury County grand jury.

Police say parts matching a truck owned by Dilmore were found at the scene. Dilmore works at a body shop and detectives believe he may have been able to make repairs to his vehicle.

Lt. Josh Davis of the Columbia Police Department told WKRN that Gilmore did not confess to the hit and run, but said that if it was him, it was an accident and he was unaware he hit anyone.

Gilmore is being held on a $100,000 bond. He had a pending DUI at the time of the crash and has since been arrested for a second DUI.

Image via Maury County Sheriff's Department