MIAM-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Tesla driver was arrested Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run in Little Havana that deputies say claimed the life of a scooter rider last month.
Jail records show Tyquane Ramses Hankerson is facing one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
His arrest report states that the crash happened around 1:36 a.m. on June 8 as Hankerson, 19, was driving a black 2019 Tesla Model 3 northbound on Northwest 17th Avenue near loanDepot Park.
Investigators said the victim was riding an Ausom electric stand-up scooter in the same lane in front of the Tesla near Northwest 89th Street when Hankerson allegedly struck the rider from behind.
The report states the impact threw the victim onto the Tesla’s windshield, where he became “partially wedged” into the driver’s side windshield until the vehicle braked.
Deputies said the victim then slid off the front of the Tesla and came to rest in the center turn lane of Northwest 27th Avenue near Northwest 90th Street.
According to the report, Hankerson got out of the Tesla, checked on the victim and called 911 to report the crash.
Investigators said he then returned to the Tesla before fleeing the scene on foot with two unidentified occupants. The report states Hankerson later returned with family members and was detained.
No other arrests were confirmed in connection with the incident.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead at 1:47 a.m., according to the report. His or her age or identity weren’t immediately released.
After being read his Miranda rights, Hankerson initially told detectives that he had been a passenger in the Tesla and claimed the driver, identified only as “TJ,” ran from the scene, according to the report.
Investigators said surveillance video from a nearby home “clearly captured” Hankerson exiting the driver’s side of the Tesla and running toward the victim after the crash.
The report states Hankerson later gave detectives “a full confession” that was redacted from the publicly released report.
As of Wednesday morning, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed at $5,000. A judge also placed Hankerson on house arrest.
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