VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man charged in a fatal hit-and-run earlier this year was back in court Thursday, hoping for a judge to reconsider the conditions of his bond, but that request was denied.

Michael Shippy is accused of hitting and killing Thomas Moore, 63, along Bonney Road in the early hours of Jan. 31. He faces multiple charges, including felony hit-and-run and DUI.

In court, two witnesses testified before a Virginia Beach judge: a traffic safety officer and a man who witnessed the moments leading up to Moore’s death.

The eyewitness, whose identity is being withheld for privacy, said he was driving home from work around 1:30 a.m. when he spotted Moore lying on the right side of Bonney Road, a two-way road. He said Moore appeared conscious and responded faintly when he aske

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