85-year-old man killed in Hialeah hit-and-run. Police looking for leads.

HIALEAH, Fla. ā€“ An 85-year-old man was on his daily walk when he was sent some 30 feet in the air by a driver who just kept going, leaving the man to die.

Angel Leandro was in a crosswalk Sept. 18 around 7 a.m. outside Amelia Earhart Park on East 65th Street and 4th Avenue in Hialeah when he was struck.

ā€œTo pass away in that manner, I mean weā€™re all hoping that it was on impact, not after the fact,ā€ said Leandroā€™s niece Jenny Ramos, who said he took that morning walk every day for over 25 years.

ā€œA human life? You have an obligation, you have an obligation to stop.ā€

Witnesses say the impact was so violent, the elderly man went flying about 30 feet before hitting the pavement.

Detectives donā€™t have a description of the car, and loved ones are pleading for the driver to come forward.

ā€œI think thatā€™s what hurts me the most, that there was no regard for human life,ā€ Ramos said. ā€œItā€™s much more heart-wrenching for my mom because this is her brother. They grew up together. They came from Cuba.ā€

If you have any information, you are urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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