Jeffrey Schindler admitted to arresting officers he felt a "bump" when Christopher Heil was hit and killed by his truck in December, say court documents.
Heil was killed on December 12th at SE 153rd and Division. Authorities say Heil was speeding nearly 100 miles per hour with another motorcyclist when he crashed into Schindler's Dodge Durango that was towing a trailer. Heil was dragged by the trailer for "some distance" and died at the scene.
The court documents say that despite being aware that he had hit someone, Schindler kept driving. The documents also indicate that there was a woman and three children in the truck at the time of the crash.
Heil's body is said to have been dislodged from the trailer somewhere around 156th Ave. 156th is also where Schindler is reported to have suddenly stopped, unhitched the trailer, and then driven away. Police say that Schindler never reported the trailer as stolen, despite coming back at a later date to get it and finding it missing.
A man contacted police after the incident and told them he had helped Schindler unhitch his trailer after the crash, not knowing at the time that a person had been killed. The witness said the driver told him "Someone just hit me, I've never been in an accident before."
Over a month later, police got a tip from a mechanic's shop and the victim's father about seeing the suspect vehicle. They located it in the area of SE 174th and Division, where Schindler lives. The witness who had inadvertently helped Schindler with his trailer identified Schindler in a police photo. He was then arrested 4 days later during a traffic stop.
During police interviews, Schindler told police he observed that his trailer's axle had broken from the collision, he had felt a "bump," and had heard police sirens after the crash as he was unhitching the trailer.
Police also say his license was suspended and he was driving without insurance.
Schindler was arraigned Wednesday on 2 counts of felony hit and run. He is out of custody and due back in court on February 16th.