Driver accused in fatal hit-and-run in Miami arrested, police say

A driver accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Miami was arrested on Friday, police said.

Deshawn Daniels, 41, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, Miami-Dade jail records showed.

According to Miami Police, the incident happened on Friday, shortly before 3:30 a.m. in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and Northwest 28th Street.

An arrest report said Daniels was driving his vehicle southbound on Northwest 12th Avenue heading to 28th Street.

The victim was crossing 12th Street just outside of a marked crosswalk when Daniels struck him with his vehicle and fled the area without helping the victim, the report said.

Surveillance video showed the pedestrian being struck by an SUV near a gas station. Police said the vehicle didn’t stop.

Miami Fire Rescue responded and rushed the pedestrian to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he later died.

Police identified the victim as 62-year-old Antonio Sanchez.