MIAMI – A woman sought in a fatal strike and run crash in Miramar has been arrested.
On November 30th, law enforcement posted on Twitter that they have been looking for Janae Lewis, the registered operator of the car or truck that struck and killed Silvio Jose Ortega Martinez. He was struck Sunday, Nov. 27th, as he crossed the 6500 block of Pembroke Road all around 2:15 a.m.
Ortega, 35, had only been in the U.S. for a calendar year after transferring from Nicaragua.
Law enforcement explained Lewis was viewed driving the car or truck associated in the lethal crash. They stated the car or truck was observed in North Augusta, South Carolina and that Lewis was previous in the region of Augusta, Ga.
On Tuesday, police posted that Lewis had been taken into custody and billed with leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in a demise.
