Bachelor star Chris Soules 'stopped to buy alcohol minutes before he smashed his truck into a 66-year-old war veteran's trailer, killing him'

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Bachelor star Chris Soules (pictured) stopped to buy alcohol just moments before he was involved in a fatal accident that left a farmer dead, new court documents claim

Bachelor star Chris Soules stopped to buy alcohol just moments before he was involved in a fatal accident that left a farmer dead, new court documents claim.

In the papers, which were filed on Monday night, prosecutors claim the former reality television personality was spotted at a convenience store buying booze.

Bottles, some empty and some only partially drank, were found in Soules' car after he rear-ended 66-year-old Kenneth Mosher's tractor, killing him, on April 24. 

'Defendant did attempt to obfuscate the immediate facts and circumstances surrounding the accident, including a determination of his level of intoxication and an explanation of the empty and partially consumed open alcoholic beverages located in and around his vehicle that he was seen purchasing at a convenience store shortly before the accident,' an item in the filing reads. 

The papers go on to state the 35-year-old did not 'return to the scene of the accident or inform the law enforcement authorities where he could be located' after the crash. 

It had previously been reported he fled the scene. 

The filing was submitted by prosecutors after Soules' legal team tried to have felony changes against their client dismissed.  

Soules was behind the wheel when he crashed his truck into 66-year-old Kenneth Mosher's (right) tractor, killing him, on April 24

New court documents filed on Monday night detail how prosecutors believe Soules bought alcohol just before the crash

His lawyers have argued him calling 911 to report the crash meant he had carried out his obligations after the accident.

Soules is heard in the 911 calls telling an operator through labored breathing: 'I just ran in to a guy in a tractor.' 

After admitting he did not know how to perform CPR, he asked others there: 'Does anyone know CPR?' 

While waiting for police and an ambulance, 35-year-old Soules checked Mosher's pulse. He remarked that it did not look as though Mosher was breathing.

A man who looked similar to Chris Soules' father was seen outside the Bachelor contestant's home on Tuesday

Soules' property features a guest houst, which had a sign up out front stating it is available for renting

'I can't tell, he doesn't appear to be,' he said when asked. Later, he said: 'I feel like he's got a pulse.'

Soules ended the call abruptly, telling the operator: 'Can I call you back real quick?'

It is not clear exactly how much time passed before police arrived.

The latest round of legal sparring comes after the victim of the crash was buried in Iowa on Monday.

Mourners are seen carrying the coffin containing Kenneth Mosher after his service in Iowa

Mosher was a Vietnam War veteran and a farmer and is survived by his wife, two sons and three grandchildren. Other veterans are pictured holding American flags at the interment on Monday

Kenneth Mosher, a 66-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was acquainted with Soules, 35, was farewelled during a service at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa. It was followed by interment at the Madison Township Cemetery.

More than 100 loved ones attended the wake and were infuriated that Soules allegedly left the scene, according to RadarOnline. 

One mourner, a co-worker of Mosher, told the website: 'He should have stayed at the scene – that's just the moral thing to do for anyone that has an accident.

'It's all gonna come out in court. It's going to be a long trial.' 

 Mosher is survived by his wife, two sons and three grandchildren. He also left behind his mother, three siblings and several nieces and nephews. 

Though Soules and his family was acquainted with Mosher, they did not attend the funeral or wake. Soules was not seen on Monday, but a trailer was seen outside his home

There was no sign of Soules at his house Monday, but photographs showed a trailer parked outside the reality TV star's home.

Soules and his family were not seen at the funeral or a three-hour wake on Sunday.  

Soules was charged with a felony on Friday as police searched for the vehicle he allegedly used to leave the scene of the crash. 

He is facing counts of leaving the scene of a crime by police, who arrested him at his home in Arlington five hours after the incident.

The 35-year-old could face up to five years in prison, probation and fines if convicted, according to the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office.

His preliminary hearing is set for May 2. 

The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the case. 

Soules was a contestant on season 10 of the Bachelorette in 2014 with Andi Dorfman (both pictured)