Man sentenced for leaving scene of pedestrian collision

BOZEMAN — A 31-year-old Bozeman man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene of a collision in which a pedestrian was severely injured.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports Jerry Dickson was sentenced Tuesday by District Judge Holly Brown. He pleaded guilty in December to leaving the scene and evidence tampering.

Prosecutors alleged Dickson also repaired the damage to the vehicle and lied to the vehicle’s owner about what happened.

Chief Deputy Gallatin County Attorney Eric Kitzmiller noted that surveillance footage from a nearby business showed that Dickson’s vehicle stopped for 17 seconds after the July 2015 collision before he drove away.

Defense attorney Annie DeWolf sought a suspended sentence.

Judge Brown noted Dickson was on probation for a 2012 drug conviction at the time of the collision.