CARLYLE, Ill. -- A prosecutor says he's holding off on pursuing a drunken driving charge originally filed against a southern Illinois motorist suspected of hitting and killing a Californian bicycling across the country to protest government bailouts.
Clinton County State's Attorney John Hudspeth said Thursday he has dropped a misdemeanor DUI charge against 27-year-old Leon Marcum of Centralia in the accident early Sunday that killed 65-year-old cyclist Jim Gafney of Chula Vista, Calif.
Marcum is charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident. Hudspeth says he'll eventually pursue a DUI charge, but he's waiting to see whether a felony count is in order.
Marcum doesn't have a listed home telephone number. Online court records don't show whether he has an attorney.
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