State Rep. Brad Robinson (D-Bonne Terre) and his wife were reportedly caught on camera driving away after hitting a man with their pickup truck. Robinson has been charged with a felony hit-and-run while his wife is accused of lying to police by saying she was the driver.

From Heartland News:

Police say Robinson’s wife, Tara, first told them they saw a man in the ditch and tried to help. She later told them she was driving a pick-up truck when she struck something and went back and saw a man laying on the side of the road. At the time, the other passengers as well as Brad and Tara Robinson said Tara was the driver.

Later, police found surveillance video of the Robinson vehicle pulling into the parking lot of the North County High School. Police say the video shows Brad Robinson leaving the driver’s side of the trucka nd switching positions in the vehicle with his wife.

After another interview, all the people in the Robinson truck said Tara Robinson was in fact the driver of the vehicle when the man was struck.

Here’s a PDF of the actual charges filed against Robinson. And here’s the probable cause statement.

Add this to the list of Democratic legislators charged with crimes in the past few months:

• State Rep. John Bowman on fraud and a bank scam
• State Senator Jeff Smith on gambling without proper ID
• State Sen. Chuck Graham on drunk driving