One bicyclist is dead in a hit-and-run, FHP says. A driver is in custody
A cyclist crossing U.S. 1 in the Naranja area of South Miami-Dade was killed by a southbound hit-and-run driver overnight Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
FHP also said they have the driver, 33-year-old Nelson Rodriguez, in custody after Miami-Dade police stopped him around Southwest 296th Street.
The cyclist died on the street after the 3:31 a.m. crash. His name is being withheld while his family is notified.
This developing story will be updated as more information is available.
This story was originally published June 13, 2019 at 10:08 AM with the headline "One bicyclist is dead in a hit-and-run, FHP says. A driver is in custody."
David J. Neal
Miami Herald