21-year-old arrested for deadly Osceola County hit-and-run crash, troopers say

Osceola County hit-and-run crash

A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a crash in an Osceola County neighborhood. Investigators are searching for the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash who fled the scene. There is currently roadblock for both directions on Florida Parkway at Birchwood Circle.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred Wednesday in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said they located a 2017 Ford F-250 and took the driver, 21-year-old Jairo Pena Espana of Honduras, into custody.

Espana is facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving without a license resulting in death.

An investigation is ongoing.

Jairo Pena Espana

What happened?

The backstory:

The deadly crash took place at 6:22 a.m. on Wednesday in a neighborhood on Florida Parkway, south of Birchwood Circle in Kissimmee.

Troopers said an unknown vehicle was traveling northbound on Florida Parkway, approaching East Bircwood Circle, while a woman may have been running on Florida Parkway in the northbound lane ahead of the vehicle.

Troopers say the vehicle hit the 40-year-old woman and then fled the scene.

The woman was taken to the hospital and died.

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