An undocumented immigrant was arrested Friday after authorities say he struck and killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in Manatee County.
The Florida Highway Patrol identified the driver as 38-year-old Carranza Dominguez. He faces multiple charges, including leaving the scene of a crash involving death, driving without a license involving a death, and DUI.
Troopers said the crash happened Friday night at the intersection of 15th Street East and 49th Avenue East. A 46-year-old man was walking along the northbound lane of 15th Street East when Dominguez, driving in the same direction, hit him and left the scene, according to investigators.
Shortly afterward, Dominguez was involved in another crash on Ninth Street East before fleeing on foot, troopers said. He was later taken into custody.
Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim.
The arrest comes just weeks after a separate case in South Florida, where 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant from India, was charged in a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike. Troopers said Singh attempted an illegal U-turn with his semi-truck, blocking the northbound lanes and causing a minivan to crash into the trailer. Three people in the minivan were killed, and Singh now faces vehicular homicide charges.
In the aftermath, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that all truck agricultural inspection stations throughout the state will also serve as federal immigration checkpoints, targeting drivers who are undocumented or hold out-of-state licenses.
