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NCSHP arrest man involved in Valentine’s Day hit-and-run

NC Highway Patrol

CATAWBA, N.C. — North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrested one man who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run last month.

Officers arrested Allen Dale Bivens, 44, on Saturday afternoon. Bivens has been charged with felony hit-and-run, failure to report an accident, and window tint violation.

The incident occurred on Feb. 14 around 9 p.m. on U.S. 70 near 4th Street SW in Conover . NCSHP said a truck hit bicyclist Donald Steven Ricker, 58, who died on scene.

Bivens, who is from Claremont, is being held in Catawba County Detention Center under a $7,000 bond.


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