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Driver banned from getting behind the wheel after hit-and-run of Willow Spring skateboarder

David Oakley, 47, is charged with felony hit-and-run after hitting 18-year-old Jeremy Hughes around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday night. Hughes was riding his skateboard and was hit near 7608 Mount Pleasant Rd. in Willow Spring.

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WILLOW SPRING — A 47-year-old driver was banned from operating a motor vehicle Thursday, part of his sentence for a January hit-and-run that seriously injured a skateboarder in Willow Spring.

David Oakley pleaded guilty to crossing the center line, hitting 18-year-old Jeremy Hughes and leaving him along the road. He was sentenced to 12 months house arrest and 24 months supervised probation. The judge asked for a review that could see Oakley lose his license.

Oakley was turned in by a relative, and police targeted him as a suspect shortly after Hughes was found.

Hughes father said the family was satisfied with the sentence, calling it "the best possible outcome for everyone."

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