GREENVILLE — A part-time Walmart delivery driver is accused of repeatedly running over a customer in West Salem Township.
Troy David Clark, 55, of 236 Marshall St., Hermitage, faces charges of assault, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
Clark is scheduled to appear in court for his preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. April 21 before District Judge Brian Arthur, Greenville, according to court documents.
The charges stem from a reported hit-and-run at 8:54 p.m. April 6 at 218 Coal Hill Road, West Salem Township.
Upon arrival, police met with the victim and a witness. The witness said the victim had been hit several multiple times by a vehicle driven by a Walmart delivery driver after an argument, according to the criminal complaint.
The victim was then flown to St. Elizabeth Trauma Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
The witness gave police the vehicle’s license plate number, which led police to 236 Marshall St., Hermitage.
At the address, police discovered a 2024 Subaru Forester with several fresh dents and smudges of dirt on the vehicle’s rear and smudges, marks and potential biological evidence on the front driver’s side hood and front quarter panel.
Police met with Annette Clark, the registered owner of the vehicle, and Troy Clark, who invited police in to speak with them. Both Annette and Troy allegedly said they knew why police wanted to speak with them, the complaint states.
Annette told police the couple deliver groceries for Walmart as part-time employees and they had made a delivery at the West Salem Township residence that evening.
Annette told police the couple had been having problems with the order and the customer was giving them a hard time about certain items.
She told police Troy was driving the vehicle when they arrived at the residence and parked.
Annette said after they left the groceries on the porch, the victim came out yelling about trespassing and damaging the victim’s yard.
Since the victim was very agitated, they got back in their vehicle to leave, she said.
Both Annette and Troy told police Annette was driving during the incident.
They said said the male got behind their vehicle and “threw himself” on the rear of their vehicle while they were backing up.
They then tried to drive away but the victim “threw himself” on the front driver’s side of the vehicle. Both Annette and Troy denied hitting the victim with the vehicle before driving home.
After further questioning, Troy allegedly told police he was driving during the incident and that he lied during the interview, the complaint states.
On April 8, police interviewed the victim, who told police they and a family member ordered groceries from Walmart to be delivered to their home.
The victim told police they specifically asked the delivery driver in messages to not drive through the yard and stay in the driveway.
However, when the delivery arrived, the victim said the driver had driven about a hundred feet into their yard and parked directly next to the victim’s porch.
The victim said a female passenger, later identified as Annette, exited the passenger’s side of the vehicle and was placing the groceries on the porch, while a male, later identified as Troy, was driving.
The victim told police they confronted Troy about why he had driven into his yard, and Troy allegedly started swearing at him.
The victim told Troy they needed the vehicle’s license plate number in order to hold the driver responsible for any damage to his yard.
When the victim went behind the vehicle and bent over to read the license plate, the vehicle accelerated in reverse, hitting the victim in the shoulder and launching the victim onto their back on the ground.
The victim told Troy he hit them and told a family member to call the police, the complaint states.
As the victim got up, the vehicle accelerated forward and turned left into his yard. The victim then got in front of the vehicle to make it stop, telling Troy to wait for the police to come.
As the victim moved toward the vehicle, they realized it was not going to stop and tried to move out of the way.
The vehicle then accelerated toward the victim and hit the victim with the front of the vehicle, sucking the victim under the vehicle.
The victim told police they did not remember anything after this until the victim regained consciousness some time later while lying in the yard, the complaint states.
The victim said they vomited while unconscious and was treated for head injuries. The victim was in-and-out of consciousness during the trip to the hospital.
The victim told police they never met or had any contact with Troy or Annette.
Upon reviewing the scene at the victim’s residence, police observed tire marks in the grass consistent with the victim’s story, as well as a void in the tire tracks that would be consistent with the victim getting run over.
Clark has been held in Mercer County Jail since his preliminary arraignment on April 10, the court documents state.