HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - The man police arrested after a hit-and-run crash in Hialeah left one woman dead and a man in the hospital has made an appearance in court.
Danny Lazaro Leiva faces multiple charges including DUI manslaughter.
He appeared before a judge, Wednesday morning, and was silent when he heard his charges.
Hialeah Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene along the 500 block of East 41st Street, at around 7:40 p.m., Monday.
Surveillance video from a nearby church showed the moment of impact. The force of the impact caused a white SUV to roll over and come to rest on its driver’s side.
“He’s passing other vehicle, running a stop sign and enters an intersection without checking the right of way, hitting a vehicle with catastrophic force and a car actually rolled over,” a prosecutor said in court.
A 63-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.
A male victim in his 60s was airlifted from the scene to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in serious condition.
Police said Leiva had fled from the scene on foot but was taken into custody shortly after.
Surveillance video from a nearby restaurant’s parking lot captured Leiva stretching his shoulder, walking casually and making a phone call.
He was granted $66,500 bond and will remain under house arrest if he posts bond. Leiva will not be allowed to drive.
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