Police Identify Hit-and-Run Suspect, Warrant Issued

JASPER -- New information today in a story we first told you about on Monday.

The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man who allegedly ran from an accident on foot Sunday.

A warrant has now been issued for Ryan Thomas Fields.

As I told you Monday, Fields was involved in an accident on Haysville Road West over the weekend and reportedly fled on foot into nearby woods.

Police weren’t able to locate the suspect.

Anyone who knows anything about Ryan Fields’ whereabouts is asked to contact the sheriff’s department or any local law enforcement agency.

All calls can be kept confidential.

Fields is facing charges of Resisting Law Enforcement, Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident and Driving While Suspended.