A felon who was paroled from prison six months ago was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police Tuesday after he was involved in a hit-and-run traffic accident in Athens.
Police said that they believe 30-year-old Raymond Louis Yager fled the scene of the minor collision on Oconee Street because he had an outstanding arrest warrant in Oglethorpe County.
The accident happened at about 7 p.m. when Yager’s SUV rear-ended the car of a woman who stopped for a red light at Oconee Street and the Athens Perimeter interchange, police said.