Driver accused in deadly Pompano Beach hit-and-run crash arrested week later

The driver of a Nissan Rogue accused of hitting a man in Pompano Beach and leaving him dead in the road was arrested Sunday, a week after the crash, authorities said.

Willian Eduardo Beltran Velasquez, 31, of Coral Springs, was held in the Broward Main Jail as of Tuesday night on one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

Someone called authorities shortly after 4 a.m. Oct. 13 to report a person was lying in the middle of the road near the 1700 block of North Dixie Highway, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The victim, an adult man, was pronounced dead there, and pieces from the front of a 2008 to 2013 silver Nissan Rogue were found at the scene.

Detectives found a Nissan Rogue with damage in Coral Springs on Sunday and matched it with pieces that were left at the crash scene, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office did not provide additional details about their investigation leading to the arrest. Court records were not available Tuesday night.

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