VALENTINE, Neb. - An Arkansas man accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist with his vehicle near Valentine last summer plans to change his plea to guilty. As News Channel Nebraska previously reported, Adam Cooper faces three charges in connection with the June 29 death of 82-year-old Larry Covalciuc, who was participating in Tour de Nebraska, a five-day, 350-mile ride across Nebraska.

According to new court paperwork, Cooper has agreed to plead guilty to all three counts. In exchange, the State will remain silent at sentencing, and a presentence investigation has been ordered.

Cooper faces two felonies: motor vehicle homicide reckless/willful and fail to stop and render aid - death. He also is charged with misdemeanor reckless driving.

According to an affidavit, authorities received a report of a bicycle accident west of Valentine on Highway 20 at around 11 a.m. June 29. Cherry County Sheriff Rusty Osburn noted that the damaged bicycle was on the north edge of the road, with a body found approximately 30 to 40 feet northwest of it. Investigators collected plastic pieces of a headlight cover matching a Dodge pickup and reviewed video footage showing a black Dodge pickup traveling west from Valentine.

Court paperwork then reports that law enforcement statewide worked together to stop the pickup. The Hooker County Sheriff verified that there was damage to the right front corner of the pickup.

Cooper’s sentencing is set for Aug. 15.