Fort Lauderdale police said they have arrested a man in connection to a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 70-year-old South Florida grandfather earlier this week.
According to information provided by Fort Lauderdale police, officers responded to reports that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard around 8 p.m. Monday night, and that vehicle had fled the scene.
When officers arrived at the scene, they said they found a man who had been hit by a vehicle. That man, police said, was identified as 70-year-old Johnnie Lee Davis, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fort Lauderdale police said a suspect was identified after an investigation, and 25-year-old Travaris Lamain McCoy was located and taken into custody on Thursday…