Alleged driver in fatal Thanksgiving hit-and-run near Miami International Airport arrested
A driver who allegedly struck and killed a man before fleeing the scene near Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving morning has been arrested, authorities said. Gerson Jean, 38, was arrested Friday on charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and attempted tampering with physical evidence, Miami-Dade jail records showed. The hit-and-run happened shortly before 4 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day in the area of 2100 Northwest 42nd Avenue, close to MIA. According to an arrest report, surveillance from Miami International Airport captured the victim walking southbound across the inside eastbound lane when a gray Kia K5, allegedly driven by Jean, struck and vaulted the victim onto the roadway. Gerson Jean The car was seen leaving the scene without rendering aid to the victim or calling 911 to report the crash, the report said. The victim, 61-year-old Jacques Harry Durosier, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition but he later died from his injuries, the report said. On Wednesday, the Kia was located at a Lauderhill body shop with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian, the report said. The car was impounded at the Miami-Dade Police secure indoor storage facility as evidence. On Friday, Jean was located at the same body shop and was taken into custody by Miami-Dade Police. According to the report, Jean was asked to voluntarily be transported to MDPD headquarters where he provided a statement of his involvement in the incident. Jean was arrested and booked into jail. Attorney information wasn’t available.
A driver who allegedly struck and killed a man before fleeing the scene near Miami International Airport on Thanksgiving morning has been arrested, authorities said.
Gerson Jean, 38, was arrested Friday on charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and attempted tampering with physical evidence, Miami-Dade jail records showed.
The hit-and-run happened shortly before 4 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day in the area of 2100 Northwest 42nd Avenue, close to MIA.
According to an arrest report, surveillance from Miami International Airport captured the victim walking southbound across the inside eastbound lane when a gray Kia K5, allegedly driven by Jean, struck and vaulted the victim onto the roadway.
The car was seen leaving the scene without rendering aid to the victim or calling 911 to report the crash, the report said.
The victim, 61-year-old Jacques Harry Durosier, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition but he later died from his injuries, the report said.
On Wednesday, the Kia was located at a Lauderhill body shop with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian, the report said.
The car was impounded at the Miami-Dade Police secure indoor storage facility as evidence.
On Friday, Jean was located at the same body shop and was taken into custody by Miami-Dade Police.
According to the report, Jean was asked to voluntarily be transported to MDPD headquarters where he provided a statement of his involvement in the incident.
Jean was arrested and booked into jail. Attorney information wasn’t available.
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