Bond set at $350,000 for man in hit-and-run

BILLINGS (AP) – A judge has set bond at $350,000 for a man charged with a hit-and-run collision that left a 72-year-old man in critical condition.

Thirty-one-year-old Jerry Edward Dickson was arrested Tuesday and charged with two felonies — tampering with evidence and accident involving death of personal injuries. He appeared in court Wednesday via video from the Gallatin County jail.

Dickson allegedly hit William Kasun with his car as Kasun was crossing an intersection in Bozeman. Court documents state that Kasun had been found more than 100 feet from where the vehicle struck him. He remains in a Billings hospital in intensive care.

Dickson is also on probation for a drug charge, which increased his bond by $100,000. A public defender representing Dickson argued that the bond was set too high.