Miami police identify the cyclist killed in Monday’s hit-and-run and announce an arrest
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A Miami man has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash after a hit-and-run that killed a cyclist Monday morning.
Miami police identified the cyclist struck at Northwest 12th Avenue and 51st Street around 8 a.m. as 44-year-old Mark James.
About five hours after James’ death at Ryder Trauma Center, police say 35-year-old George Amparo came into a police station with his family and admitted he had been involved in a crash. Police say they already had a black Nissan Rogue with front-end damage.
Amparo was arrested and remains in Miami-Dade Corrections custody on Tuesday morning.
A check of Amparo’s driving record of the last five years shows he owes $179 from an April ticket in Miami Gardens for following too closely and paid $239 for failing to obey a traffic sign in Fort Lauderdale in 2018.
This story was originally published December 28, 2021 at 8:16 AM.
