FORT SMITH -- A mental fitness exam has been ordered for a Fort Smith driver charged regarding a March hit-and-run collision after which a 52-year-old motorcyclist died.

John A. Bailey, now 53, of Bonanza Road in Fort Smith, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death and negligent homicide, according to Sebastian County Circuit Court Greenwood district records.

He has pleaded not guilty.

Judge Gunner DeLay ordered a fitness to proceed exam for Bailey on Thursday in response to a defense motion, court documents show.

Bailey is being treated for anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, and confusion, court records state.

The evaluation is expected to examine whether Bailey is fit to proceed, has the capacity to understand the charges agai

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