CHARGED WITH 14 OFFENSES & GIVEN A 5-G FULL CASH BOND, IS ABLE TO POST HIS BAIL AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE JAIL IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
AUGUST 19, 2026 – written by WADE QUEEN
IN A WORLD OF PAIN….BOTH FIGURATIVELY & LITERALLY: TIMOTHY D. BOLDEN, 49, OF JENKINS, KENTUCKY; WAS ARRESTED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17, AFTER LEADING KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST TROOPERS 9 ON A WILD POLICE CHASE IN PIKE COUNTY, KY., THAT ENDED IN A CRASH AND BURN OF MR. BOLDEN’S VEHICLE; AND A TOTAL 14 CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST HIM
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 9 Pikeville troopers arrested a Letcher County, KY. man on multiple charges following a vehicle pursuit on Monday evening.
On August 17, 2026, KSP Post 9 dispatch received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a white Chevrolet pickup truck that had struck another vehicle and fled the scene in the Dorton community of Pike County.
Troopers located the vehicle near the intersection of U.S. 23 and Innovation Way and observed that one of the pickup’s rear tires had been damaged and was deflated. Troopers activated their emergency equipment, but the driver failed to stop, and a pursuit ensued.
The pursuit continued onto Innovation Way, where troopers successfully deployed a tire deflation device, deflating one of the pickup’s front tires. The driver continued to flee onto a dirt roadway, where the vehicle eventually became stuck.
The driver refused to exit the vehicle and continued accelerating the pickup, causing the vehicle to catch fire. Troopers were then able to get the driver out of the vehicle and place him into custody.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Timothy D. Bolden, 49, of Jenkins, KY. He was lodged in the Pike County Detention Center in Pikeville, and was charged with:
*LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT/ FAILURE TO RENDER AID OR ASSISTANCE;
*DUI – 1ST OFFENSE (AGG CIRCUMSTANCES);
*ARELESS DRIVING;
*RECKLESS DRIVING;
*DISREGARDING STOP SIGN;
*FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL;
*NO/EXPIRED KENTUCKY REGISTRATION RECEIPT;
* FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS;
*FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD;
*LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT/FAILURE TO RENDER AID OR ASSISTANCE;
*LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION;
*FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE/SECURITY 1ST OFFENSE;
*DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE/NEGLIGENCE IN ACCIDENT;
*FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEHICLE).
Timothy Bolden was given a $5000 full cash bond only, he was able to make bond and was released from the PCD jail within 24 hours.
ARREST CITATION GIVES FULLER ACCOUNT OF POLICE CHASE, VEHICLE FIRE AND SUSBSEQUENT 14 CHARGES
The reported hit and run Monday led to a police chase that ended in a vehicle fire at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park.
According to the arrest citation, Kentucky State Police Post 9 received a call about a hit and run crash on US 23, near Dorton, Monday afternoon. As troopers responded, dispatchers informed them the truck involved in the crash was fleeing the scene.
Troopers say another vehicle was almost hit by the fleeing truck and the driver of that vehicle called in after following the truck to the industrial park, saying the truck “had blown a tire.
The driver, later identified as Timothy Bolden, 49, of Jenkins, KY., was located by troopers and reportedly “failed to yield and continued up Industrial Park Road.” as troopers attempted to stop the truck.
“Myself and trooper (Joseph) Slone then alternated pulling alongside the vehicle and instructing the operator Timothy Bolden to stop his vehicle,” wrote trooper Dylan Chapman. “The operator was observed with a thousand yard stare and did not reply to commands.”
Troopers deployed “stop sticks,” which deflated the front tire. However, they said, the truck continued fleeing off of the paved road and into a muddy area.
Once stuck in the mud, troopers say Timothy Bolden kept his foot on the accelerator, “causing the vehicle to catch fire.”
“The operator failed to exit the vehicle once the fire began, forcing myself, Trooper Joseph Slone, Trooper Ricky Newsome, and several units from Pikeville Police Department to remove [him] from the vehicle for his safety,” the citation said. “Due to his inability to speak, the operator appeared catatonic.”
The Pikeville Fire Department responded to address the truck fire.
Timothy Bolden was taken to the hospital for medical clearance and blood testing, and we eventually then took him to the Pike County Detention Center
The troopers said an investigation confirmed Timothy Bolden was involved in two separate collisions before the police chase.
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