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Davenport man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in January

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February 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 63-year-old Davenport man is facing charges in a fatal hit-and-run in January. Mark Lance Blackwood was booked into the Scott County Jail Friday on possible charges of homicide by vehicle/reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Both are felonies.

Affidavits in the case say Blackwood hit 60-year-old Eric Johnson, of Rock Island, Illinois, on Jan. 18. Police say Johnson was carried on the car about 140 feet before falling and being dragged by the car for nearly 3,000 feet. Police located the vehicle the next day outside Blackwood’s home.