{"id":2704,"date":"2025-01-13T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T21:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T21:46:51","slug":"mattoon-man-arrested-in-hit-and-run-of-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/2704-mattoon-man-arrested-in-hit-and-run-of-ex-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattoon Man Arrested in Hit and Run of Ex-Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(DENNIS WHITE)<\/p>\n<p>Mattoon police have arrested a man suspected of a hit and run over the weekend involving two pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>44-year-old Dennis J. White of Mattoon was arrested on counts of attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, and reckless conduct. White was arrested Monday morning at the Mattoon Police Department. He has not yet been formally charged.<\/p>\n<p>One of the hit-and-run victims is reportedly White&#8217;s ex-wife, who identified White as the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred just before 3pm Saturday in the Mattoon Walmart parking lot. Police have learned that a white-colored truck struck two individuals and fled the scene. Police found the injured pedestrians, who were transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>After speaking to witnesses and observing surveillance video it was determined that White accelerated and turned his truck into the victims while they were walking in the parking lot. 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