The Brief
- A motorcyclist was arrested after police say he left the scene of a deadly crash after hitting a pedestrian crossing a road in Bradenton Friday evening.
- Javier Ochoa, 27, initially left the scene but later called law enforcement, according to BPD.
- Ochoa faces a charge of failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving death.
BRADENTON, Fla. – A motorcyclist was arrested after police say he left the scene of a deadly crash after hitting a pedestrian crossing a road in Bradenton Friday evening.
What we know:
According to the Bradenton Police Department, the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of Manatee Avenue and 21st Street East.
Police say a man in his 80s was crossing the road outside a crosswalk when he was hit by a motorcycle and then by another vehicle. He died at the scene.…