A Clarkston man accused of causing a fatal hit-and-run accident in Lewiston is scheduled to enter a plea in 2nd District Court next week.

It’s expected that James Schuetze will enter into a plea deal in the case in which the 45-year-old faces three felony charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery, and leaving the scene of an injury collision.

Schuetze was arrested in Clarkston on May 5 after fleeing the scene of the Lewiston accident in which his van collided with a Suburban parked at a Third Avenue apartment building, killing Sydney Byrd, 8, and injuring another man.

Schuetze has already pleaded guilty in Asotin County Superior Court to driving under the influence and was sentenced to six months in jail.

He remains in custody at the Nez Perce County Jail.