HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A juvenile is behind bars charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death after a fatal hit-and-run early Friday morning.

The charge is a felony.

HPD: Juvenile charged in connection to fatal hit-and-run on U.S. 49

The Fieldhouse for the Homeless has identified the victim as Douglas Newman. He had come and gone from The Fieldhouse for about 15 years, they said.

U.S. 49 is commonly traveled by drivers and pedestrians, but some of the people who frequent this road on foot say it’s time for something to be done.

“I think they should put more street lights out,” said Destiny Thompson, a patron of The Fieldhouse. “Maybe LED bulbs and put street lights out for the homeless people.”

The Fieldhouse Director, Cynthia Young, said Newman’s death isn’t the

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