Can “Bachelor” Chris Soules avoid jail time for fatal crash?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 3 May 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Police found empty alcohol containers in Chris Soules’s truck after the “Bachelor” star rear-ended a tractor, killing a farmer, last week. Defense lawyers argue a fleeing the scene of an accident charge should be dropped because Soules called 911, gave his name and admitted hitting the tractor and then tried to the dying man medical help before driving home. But since he refused to answer his door when deputies knocked, his blood-alcohol level was never tested. Nancy Grace debates the case with defense lawyer Brian Claypool in this episode.

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0:00.0	I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new co-case podcast, Zone 7.
0:04.1	We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized
0:09.1	experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on
0:13.6	to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.
0:18.0	We are going to solve these cases own air together.
0:22.4	Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app, the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to
0:28.3	your favorite podcast.
0:35.2	Is the Iowa Farm Boy turned reality show Heartthrob looking for love on season 19 of ABC's The
0:41.6	Bachelor? But today, Chris Souls finds himself starring in a very different kind of drama.
0:47.7	I'm wearing the guy I'm attracted.
0:50.0	The victim Kenneth Mojure was Souls' neighbor in their small town Iowa community.
0:55.3	The grandfather of three and Vietnam war veteran died from his injuries at the hospital hours
1:00.8	after the accident. This is Karn's stories with Nancy Grace.
1:05.0	What's your name?
1:06.8	My name's Chris Souls.
1:08.8	Souls was un-injured, but police say they had to track him down after the accident.
1:13.3	He wasn't present when the cops arrived in order to submit to a field sobriety test.
1:20.3	Did he just get scared?
1:21.9	Mr. Souls, your charge was leaving the scene when accident caused death.
1:27.8	Dancing with the stars.
1:30.4	Oh dear lord in heaven. There couldn't be four more words that would strike fear in my heart.
1:38.1	I would rather try a serial killer than hear those four words because that meant
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