The Bachelor’s Chris Soules is in big trouble. The “farmer” from Iowa is being charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident.
Via TMZ:
‘Bachelor’ Chris Soules is in custody after allegedly slamming into a tractor, killing the driver and then fleeing the scene … TMZ has learned.
The incident happened in Iowa Monday at 8:20 PM. According to docs, Chris was driving a Chevy pickup and rear ended a John Deere tractor, sending it into a ditch. The driver was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died.
Soules, who appeared on “The Bachelor” for season 19 in 2015, is in custody and we’re told he received medical attention.
Soules was booked on the charge of leaving the scene with a death.
This morning, Chris was arrained in court:
Soules is in court now for his arraignment. TMZ has obtained documents in which police say he was in possession of alcoholic beverage containers at the time of the crash. Soules was apprehended after witnesses near the scene of the crash ID’d him and called police.
Chris is being held on a $10,000 cash bond.
Chris fled the scene, leaving his truck behind. KWWL reported that Chris’ preliminary hearing is set for May 2. If convicted, Soules could face up to five years in prison. According to the Associated Press, Iowa court records show that Chris was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in 2006.
Chris competed on The Bachelor in 2015 after competing as a finalist on Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette. He and his final pick, Whitney Bischoff, ended their engagement in May 2015.
Chris Soules making his initial court appearance in Buchanan County @KWWL pic.twitter.com/72bvEg0wVR
— Elizabeth Amanieh (@EAmaniehKWWL) April 25, 2017
