Arrest made in search for hit-and-run driver who killed 12-year-old boy
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The Florida Highway Patrol has just charged 21-year-old Jonathan Williams of Polk County with Leaving The Scene of a Crash Involving a Death.
The hit-and-run occurred Tuesday, December 26th, at around 7:15 p.m. on International Drive, near Westwood Boulevard.
Troopers say the boy was riding bikes with a couple of other people when he was hit.
Investigators say the boy was not in a crosswalk when the driver of a Ford Focus ran into him.
The boy later died at the hospital.
Troopers say the driver abandoned the car and ran away.