Jermaine Williams, 42, of Eustis, was arrested and booked into the Orange County jail on charges of leaving a crash involving death.
Orlando, FL – A man has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run accident that left a bicyclist dead on Monday in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Jermaine Williams, 42, of Eustis, was arrested and booked into the Orange County jail on charges of leaving a crash involving death.
The deadly accident happened around 9:19 a.m., July 7, at the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and 43rd Street.
FHP said Daiken Alcime, 43, was riding his bicycle across the intersection in a marked crosswalk when a dark colored pick-up truck ran a stop sign, hit and ran over him.
Alcime was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) where he was pronounced dead.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident. The truck was found partly burned in a wooded lot behind an auto parts store off the south trail.
The suspect, Williams, turned himself in to the authorities on Monday afternoon. He was arrested, charged, and booked into jail.
The crash remains under investigation.
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