A man was murdered in a hit-and-run in Powell County, and several people are mourning his loss. The victim was identified by Kentucky State Police as 42-year-old Ross Hicks of Mt. Sterling.
Kristina Hicks, Hicks’ ex-wife, stated that their three sons only remember dad in snapshots in time.
“He was a clown.” He enjoyed making everyone smile. He liked to make everyone forget what they were going through, and he always knew what to say at the right time,” Kristina explained. “My children are left here without a father. My youngsters are hurting while looking at photos. My children are here grieving because they have lost their best pal.”
According to an arrest citation, Powell County officers responded to a tragic crash between an automobile and a pedestrian on Main Street near Dairy Queen in Clay City at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
When they arrived, they discovered Ross Hicks had died at the site.
When police discovered the automobile, they started a traffic stop. When they approached the vehicle, they discovered front-end damage and 25-year-old Alyson Martin inside.
According to the arrest citation, Martin had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol.
While in arrest, officers claim Martin acknowledged to stopping at a local gas station after hitting the pedestrian and realizing she had been involved in an incident. She then admitted to removing the pedestrian’s rucksack from the car’s front end and leaving it there.
“It’s unfair to him. “It’s not fair,” Kristina stated.
Kristina claimed that just before Hicks’ death, he came by her house to see their sons and cut their hair before walking into town.
She claimed he was a barber who would visit people’s houses to give them haircuts.
Hicks had chopped Anthony Tipton and his son’s hair on Monday.
“Friends to everyone. Just an all-around fantastic man. He died just two days later. It really boggles my head. I have to inform my children later, and I’m not sure how they’ll react. “They loved him,” Tipton stated.
Martin faces charges include evidence tampering, vehicular homicide, DUI, and fleeing the scene of an accident.
Kristina and her children are struggling to comprehend why Ross’ life was snatched so abruptly and unexpectedly, but they are looking for a message in the tragedy.
“Ross’ thing was recovery, and I kind of prayed about this, but maybe he wants her, the girl that hit him, to get recovery,” she told me.
Kristina stated that she wants justice to be delivered since it is what her children and Ross deserve.
“They’ll receive their justice. “I will be there every day, and I will not stop,” she continued.
According to court records, Martin has previously been arrested for alcohol-related offenses. Last year, state police arrested her in Frankfort for DUI and reckless driving. That matter is currently ongoing in the court system.
Reference: Pedestrian killed in late-night Ky. crash identified; woman facing charges
