By Associated Press - Thursday, March 2, 2017

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas man who was sentenced to 60 days in jail for leaving the scene after hitting a pedestrian, who later died, has been released from jail after serving two days.

District Judge Terry Pullman released 55-year-old Cary Whitlock, of Clearwater, on Monday and sent him to work release for the rest of his 60-day sentence.

Whitlock pleaded no contest in January to leaving the scene of an accident. The September 2014 accident resulted in the death of 43-year-old Jeremy Napier, of Clearwater. Prosecutors say Napier was walking near Clearwater when he was hit by a vehicle, which drove away. He was run over by a second vehicle.

The Wichita Eagle reports (https://bit.ly/2lEfI3x ) coroners couldn’t determine which blow caused Napier’s death, so Whitlock wasn’t charged with a more serious crime.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, https://www.kansas.com

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