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Madisonville Man Arrested for Public Intoxication; Police Link Him to Hit-and-Run
14 News reported that Daylin Thompson was arrested for public intoxication and later charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Thompson said he was with the driver but denied driving.
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14 News published its report on September 25, 2026, citing a Madisonville police report. Officers said they encountered Daylin Thompson walking unsteadily on Silkwood Avenue near Murray Street shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, September 25, and arrested him for public intoxication.
Police said their investigation connected Thompson to a hit-and-run crash earlier that day. The report says Thompson acknowledged being with the driver but said he had not driven. He was taken to Hopkins County Jail and charged with public intoxication and leaving the scene of an accident. The report does not establish that Thompson drove or that he is guilty of either charge.
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