HIALEAH, Fla. — Police arrested a Hialeah man on a vehicular homicide charge on Thursday, days after they said the 21-year-old caused a deadly head-on crash by driving recklessly.
A pair of Hialeah police officers clocked Kevin Brito Rios going 80 mph in a 30 mph zone in a Toyota Supra, but they couldn’t catch up to him in time, according to an arrest report.
According to the Hialeah Police Department, the wreck happened just before 9 p.m. on Monday as Brito Rios drove south along West 20th Avenue near 76th Street.
As one of the officers tried to follow Brito Rios, police said he sped off and entered the opposing lane of traffic to overtake other drivers.
Authorities said Brito Rios failed to take a curve as he sped away from officers, crossed into the opposite lane and hit a Ford Mustang head-on, injuring both people inside.
Medics took both victims to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. The driver, who wasn’t identified in the report, suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead the next day.
Vehicle data from the Mustang showed that Brito Rios, who remained at the scene, hit the sports car at a “minimum” of 54 mph, according to police.
Hialeah police went to Brito Rios’ apartment on West 26th Place to arrest him on Thursday.
As of Friday, Brito Rios was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set” in online jail records.
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