17-year-old arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Miami – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

MIAMI (WSVN) – Police have arrested a teenager accused of being the driver who crashed into another vehicle in Miami, killing the driver, and not stopping.

On Thursday morning, police identified the driver as 17-year-old Fernando Altamirano.

City of Miami Police responded to a call referencing a hit-and-run in the area of Northwest 11th Avenue and Third Street, just before noon, Monday.

A Range Rover was traveling southbound when the driver failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection, ultimately colliding into a red sedan that was traveling eastbound.

The driver of the red sedan, 63-year-old Mayra Sanchez, did not survive.

A second woman in the sedan was left in critical condition.

The vehicle Altamirano was driving was stolen, according to police.

He has been charged with 5 felony charges including vehicular homicide.

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