Winchester man dead after hit and run

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man is behind bars in Mt. Sterling, accused of hitting and killing a man with his car. Police have arrested Juan Luis Pelayo Rodriguez.

They say he hit a pedestrian on US Highway 460 late Friday night then drove off.

The County Coroner says the man he’s accused of killing is 24-year-old Bo Wesley Beam from Winchester, who died at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Sterling.

He’s charged with second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to render aid in death or serious physical injury.