February 24, 2025
CHICAGO, Ill. — A Memphis man wanted for fleeing from law enforcement before striking and killing a construction worker five months ago is in custody. Calvion Dayshun Thomas, 24, of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested by the Chicago Police Department on Monday, February 17, 2025, following a traffic stop.
Thomas was wanted in the hit-and-run death of Justin Delgado, 36, a highway construction worker from Lola, Texas, who was killed on September 18, 2024, when he was working in the Interstate 55 construction zone near West Memphis.
Around 10 p.m. that evening, Thomas fled from West Memphis Police Department (WMPD) officers after being stopped for a traffic violation on East Broadway in West Memphis. He entered I-55 South at a high speed, driving into the construction zone near the 3-mile marker.
During the pursuit, the vehicle Thomas was driving struck Delgado, killing him and injuring another worker contracted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Thomas faces multiple felony charges, including First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Battery, Theft by Receiving and Fleeing.
The Arkansas State Police and U.S. Marshals Service had been actively searching for Thomas since the incident.