Police have arrested and charged Aaron Richard Davison, 20, in connection to the hit-and-run death of Thomas "Tommy Ketterhagen, 19, on Jan. 23.
Georgetown police said Ketterhagen was last seen cycling along the 2300 block of Patriot Way after 5 p.m. Monday. He was reported missing around 10 p.m. Monday and police said Ketterhagen's mother found his body along the road Tuesday morning.
On Friday, police announced that Davison provided a written statement to them on Jan. 26 stating he had veered into oncoming traffic and struck an object. Davison was arrested on a charge of accident involving personal injury or death and has been booked into the Williamson County Jail on $50,000 bond.
The arrest affidavit for Davison states a witness came forward and said he saw a blue pickup driving in and out of traffic along northbound SH 130, and that the truck exited the toll road and proceeded southbound along Patriot Way at a high rate of speed. The witness said he heard a "large boom sound" and saw a bicycle wheel fly in the air. He added he saw two people get out of the pickup and look in the ditch before getting back in the truck and leaving the scene. Police said the witness looked in the ditch but did not see Ketterhagen.
Police said that pieces of a headlight and blue paint chips were recovered from the scene, and that they were able to track them to a vehicle they had a history with. Police located the vehicle behind a locked gate, and with the help of a DPS helicopter determined the vehicle had damage to its fender and a missing headlight. A search warrant was obtained and the truck was seized as evidence.
Facebook LIVE of Georgetown police announcing arrest. (TAP HERE if you cannot see the video.)
Ketterhagen was a graduate of East View High School. Principal Dave Denny issued the following statement on Tuesday:
“Tommy was always super enthusiastic, full of energy and life. I remember at the state semi-final soccer game, he scored the first goal. He was especially enthusiastic that day and was so excited about scoring that he pulled his jersey over his head. The referee penalized him with a yellow card for excessive celebrations. We were all laughing and yelling at him from the sidelines, ‘You can’t go getting yellow-carded…we need you!’ The EVHS soccer team went on to the State Championship game that year. Tommy loved everyone and always loved being in involved. He was the life of the party. He is already deeply missed.”
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A GoFundMe was set up for the Ketterhagen family. It can be found here.