Authorities are holding a 48-year-old man on a pending deliberate homicide charge after he allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian north of Kalispell on Tuesday.

The fatal collision occurred near the 100 block of Birch Grove Road while Flathead County Sheriff's Office deputies were searching for a motorist — later identified as Jeffrey Scott Serio — reportedly driving through fields and fences, an effort that began about 7:37 p.m., Aug. 19. Shortly after arriving, they learned that the suspect's vehicle had struck a man on foot just north of the search area, officials said.

Finding the victim pinned beneath the vehicle, deputies employed jacks to free him, officials said. Despite life-saving measures, including CPR, the victim died at the scene.

After arresting Serio, deputies took him

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