A Florida man has been busted for a hit-and-run crash that left a 13-year-old boy dead in December last year, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 23-year-old driver, Jared Ryan Prochazka, of Orlando, is facing charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene involving death.
An arrest warrant was issued for Prochazka following the deadly crash that occurred on Dec. 22, 2021, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP says Prochazka was driving on Montello Drive west of Tree Ridge Lane when his car collided with 13-year-old Gabriel Ortiz who was riding his bike.
Ortiz was rushed to Arnold Palmer Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
FHP reached out to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in the arrest. Prochazka was apprehended on Sunday, Fox35 Orlando reported.
