Enid police: Driver’s blood-alcohol in June fatal collision nearly 3 times over legal limit

Aug. 06--ENID, Okla. -- The blood-alcohol concentration for a man charged in connection to a fatality hit-and-run collision with a bicycle was nearly three times the legal threshold for drunken driving.

Enid Police Department Traffic Sgt. Casey Von Schriltz said blood tests for Dick Bolear resulted in a BAC of .235 and also indicated a presumptive positive result for cannabis. The threshold for drunken driving in Oklahoma is .08.

Bolear, 22, was charged June 13, 2018, with felony counts of first-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatality accident. He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of threatening to perform an act of violence, failure to maintain insurance and failure to pay taxes due to the state.

According to an affidavit filed in the case, at 12:13 a.m. June 10 Enid Police Department officers responded to the 3400 block of East Randolph on a report of an injury hit-and-run collision.

Michael Reed, who had been riding a bicycle westbound on Randolph, was found in the north ditch along the road, according to the affidavit. The bicycle had been struck from behind by a vehicle, which had left the scene prior to officers arriving.

Reed, 40, was flown to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City for treatment but died about 12 hours after the collision, according to the affidavit.

Officers learned the vehicle involved in the crash as a Hyundai Sonata, which was found in the 400 block of East Moore. The vehicle was seized and impounded after it was found, according to the affidavit. Video from Love's Travel Stop, 4104 E. Randolph, showed two men in the 2014 Hyundai.

When the Hyundai was found, police also found the two men seen in the video, according to the affidavit. Bolear was one of the men and had the key to the Hyundai in his pocket at the time police made contact with him.

During an interview with police, Bolear said he had driven to and from Love's and that he had not had anything to drink since leaving the store. He said he left Love's and drove west on Randolph before turning south toward Garriott, according to the affidavit. Bolear "had a strong odor of intoxicants on his breath, red watery eyes and slurred speech," according to the affidavit.

Bolear told police he had gone to Love's to purchase more beer, according to the affidavit. He said he was the driver on the trip to the store and on the way back from the store.

A check of Bolear's license showed he had a valid permit and had to have a valid driver over the age of 21 in the front seat, according to the affidavit. Bolear's passenger, Anderson Meloktakon, 47, only had an Oklahoma ID card and not a valid driver's license.

According to the affidavit, Bolear did not stop or make any effort to check on Reed or remain at the scene of the collision.

The Hyundai's tag expired in March, and no insurance was located for the vehicle, according to the affidavit.

Following his arrest, Bolear made threats to kill Officer Jacob Swan, according to the affidavit.

Police said following his arrest, Bolear refused to take a breath test so a blood draw was taken.

Bolear is being held in lieu of $500,000 bond and is scheduled for a bond appearance Aug. 20.

___

(c)2018 the Enid News & Eagle (Enid, Okla.)

Visit the Enid News & Eagle (Enid, Okla.) at www.enidnews.com

Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.