Chris Soules, ‘Bachelor’ star, arrested for fatal hit-and-run in Iowa: Report

Chris Soules, who starred on ABC’s “The Bachelor” in 2015, has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run in Iowa.

TMZ reported that the incident occurred Monday night after Mr. Soules’ pickup struck a tractor from behind, fatally injuring 66-year-old Kenneth Mosher, who died at a hospital a while later.

He has since been released on $10,000 bond, People magazine reported Tuesday.

Court documents said alcoholic beverages or containers were found at the scene, a local NBC News affiliate reported. Authorities said it’s unclear whom the alcohol belonged to, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mr. Soules has not been charged with any counts of driving under the influence, People magazine reported.

Mr. Soules’ first appearance in court is scheduled for May 2, and he has secured the representation of West Des Moines attorneys Sean and Molly Spellman.

According to their website, the Spellmans specialize in, among other things, “Drug Crimes, OWI/DWI and Traffic Violations.” Mr. Spellman is listed as a member of the pro-marijuana legalization group’s NORML’s Legal Committee and includes a NORML Legal Committee graphic on his law practice’s website.

Mr. Soules, a native of Arlington, Iowa, was booked into the jail at 1:16 a.m. on a criminal charge of leaving the scene of an accident at which a death occurred, the Des Moines Register reported Tuesday, citing officials from the Buchanan County jail.

Mr. Soules’ engagement to “Bachelor” contestant Whitney Bischoff was called off shortly after the series finale aired in May 2015, the New York Daily News noted in March. 

Unlucky in love, the former “Bachelor” was mulling over agreeing to appear on the forthcoming season of “Bachelor in Paradise,” the Daily News said at the time.

“I don’t think my schedule will allow it honestly. I don’t know,” Mr. Soules told Us Weekly, the Daily News reported, noting that he said it sounded like fun but added, “I don’t wanna go into something like that where I’m disingenuous, you know? I don’t wanna make a fool of myself on national television.”