A Honduran suspect who authorities believe is in the U.S. illegally has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run collision that left a female pedestrian dead in Florida this week, according to reports.
The deadly incident unfolded just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Osceola County, Fox 35 reports.
Investigators say the 40-year-old victim was jogging in a neighborhood in Kissimmee when she was run over by the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup truck who then fled the scene.
The woman was rushed to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
Florida Highway Patrol eventually located the vehicle and arrested the driver.
He was identified as Jairo Pena Espana, a 21-year-old citizen of Honduras.
A Honduran national has been arrested for killing a 40-year-old jogger in a hit-and-run crash in Kissimmee, FL
Jairo Pena Espana, 21, was driving without a license when he struck the woman and fled the scene, police say
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Pena Espana was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving without a license involving death.
Additionally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against the Honduran.
“Authorities revealed that Pena Espana was unable to obtain a driver’s license and is believed to be in the country illegally,” WESH reports.
BREAKING: Florida Highway Patrol just arrested 21-year-old Jairo Pena Espana, an illegal alien from Honduras for hitting a woman out walking and leaving her for dead on the side of the road.
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Authorities continue to catch dangerous foreign criminals in the U.S.
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