FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 48-year-old man was at the main jail on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash.
Detectives believe Max Patrick Fleury struck a bicyclist early Saturday morning near Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest Ninth Avenue and continued driving, records show.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel took the bicyclist injured to the Broward Health Medical Center where a doctor pronounced him dead, police said.
Police officers reported finding Fleury nearby driving a damaged car, and arrested him. Officers suspected he was driving under the influence, and the investigation was ongoing, police said.
Fleury was facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, driving with a suspended license, and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.