State Police troopers investigating the hit-and-run death of a 66-year-old bicyclist whose body lay undiscovered for several days in LaPlace have arrested a suspect in the case.

Kyrian Joseph Jr., 19, was booked Monday with hit-and-run driving causing serious injury or death, said Trooper Jacob Pucheu, spokesperson for the agency.

Authorities allege Joseph was behind the wheel of a 2018 Dodge Charger that hit John Martin , of Montz, while Martin was walking alongside his bicycle on East Fifth Street near Chaisson Lane .

Martin, a husband, grandfather of 13 and a great-grandfather to one, was reported missing Oct. 23 by relatives in St. Charles Parish. He'd last been seen two days earlier, according to State Police.

Martin's body was discovered about 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. State Poli

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