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'Bachelor' star Chris Soules in jail after fleeing the scene of deadly car crash

By Wade Sheridan
Chris Soules arrives for the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23. Soules is behind bars after he was arrested for leaving the scene of a deadly car crash. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Chris Soules arrives for the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23. Soules is behind bars after he was arrested for leaving the scene of a deadly car crash. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo

April 25 (UPI) -- Bachelor star Chris Soules was arrested Tuesday following a fatal car crash.

Soules, 35, is in custody at the Buchanan County Jail in Iowa, Fox News reported. According to the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, the reality television star has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal car accident that left one individual dead.

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Soules was not charged with driving under the influence, however, TMZ reported that during his arraignment, police noted that he was in possession of alcoholic beverage containers at the time of the crash.

The accident is said to have involved Soules crashing into a tractor sending the vehicle into a ditch. The driver of the tractor then died at the hospital.

Soules is famous for starring on Season 18 of The Bachelor in 2015 where he became engaged to Whitney Bischoff. The pair ended the engagement in May of 2015.

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