PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Pike County man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a 2022 hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian.

Christopher Salyer was sentenced on charges of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

The case stems from a crash in which police said Salyer struck Cecil Norman and left the scene without stopping to check on him. Norman later died from his injuries.

According to the original arrest citation, investigators later located the vehicle believed to have been involved in the crash at a home off East Keyser Heights.

Police said Salyer was found locked inside a bathroom at the residence and was taken into custody.

Salyer was originally charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident before the case ultimately resulted in the reckless homicide conviction and seven-year prison sentence.

He's currently lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.