Miguel Vega, 39, is being held on $150,000 bond for manslaughter after running over his friend during a drunken joyride
An Arkansas man is being held on $150,000 bond for manslaughter after a freak accident during a drunken joyride left his friend dead in a Bentonville hayfield.
Miguel Vega, 39, is being held in Benton County Jail after his July 22 arrest, according to Arkansas Online.
Lester Salcedo, 27, was joyriding in the vehicle with Vega when Vega began doing donuts, speeding the car in circles. Authorities said Salcedo flew out of an open car door that would not close properly. His friend, who continued to do donuts, ran him over in the hayfield, then drove away.
A 12-year-old boy, who was unhurt, was in the car with Vega and Salcedo on the night of Salcedo's death. It is unclear how he is connected to the men.
While formal charges are still pending, Vega is facing manslaughter, accident(s) involving death or personal injury, and endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree.
Lester Salcedo, 27, was riding in the vehicle with Vega when his friend began doing donuts and circling the car at a high rate of speed
Authorities discovered Salcedo's body in a hayfield surrounded by tiremarks after Vega's cellphone pinged in the area of Mill Dam Road and Philpott Road in Bentonville, Arkansas
Pictured: Vega's abandoned vehicle after he drunkenly fled the scene following the fatal accident
The boy, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday, told investigators that the two men were drinking a 'weird' beverage
