FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities have arrested a person accused of a lethal strike-and-operate crash that took place more than a yr in the past.
The crash killed Stephan Maze, who worked for the Miami Warmth as a security guard and was on his way to get the job done when the tragic collision transpired.
His mother, Kesta Nelson, claimed she was thrilled to get the get in touch with that she had been waiting around on for far more than a yr.
“He just reported, ‘We acquired him.’ Which is all he reported. We received him,” Nelson explained.
Detectives arrested Brandon Hunter, who is now dealing with rates of vehicular murder and leaving the scene of a crash.
Maze was hit on March 9 of last yr whilst leaving his home in Miami Gardens, headed to his protection job that evening at what was then named American Airways Arena.
Law enforcement mentioned Hunter crashed into him off North Miami Avenue and promptly left the scene.
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Above the 12 months that adopted, Nelson has routinely passed out fliers and stored up the lawn at the crash web-site.
The arrest will come as a small victory for a mom however in mourning.
“The past converse we experienced he said, ‘Mom, so significantly we have been as a result of a lot, but we produced it. I received my have car or truck, I received a great task. I function in Miami Warmth that I love so a lot,’” Nelson stated.
The Miami heat compensated tribute to Maze and assisted get phrase out as law enforcement searched for Hunter.
Sunrise law enforcement stopped him in Broward County, and he’ll be transferred back to Miami-Dade to face the family members and the charges immediately after currently being on the operate for extra than a year.
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