The four-year-old girl was visiting from Nashville. Tragic.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Police have arrested a man accused of leaving the scene of a collision that killed a 4-year-old girl in a parking lot.that Kenneth Ray Martinez, 62, was arrested after witnesses gave officers a description of the vehicle involved in the collision in the popular Florida vacation city on Tuesday.
The 4-year-old was from the area of Nashville, Tennessee, and police chief J.R. Talamantez said the girl was right next to her family when she was hit by the vehicle at the Breakfast Point Marketplace shopping center. Panama City Beach officials say a child was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of Publix on Back Beach Road.Police executed a search warrant at his home, and officers found a receipt from Publix, which is located in the same shopping center as where the collision occurred. Investigators said the receipt was printed minutes prior to the crash.Records show he remains in the Bay County Jail on Wednesday after being booked Tuesday night.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Man arrested after girl, 4, killed in Panama City Beach parking lot collisionA man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a 4-year-old girl in Panama City Beach.
Read more »
Police arrest 161 people and seize 75 guns in Panama City Beach over weekendMore than a hundred people were arrested during a 'trying and dangerous' spring break weekend in Panama City Beach, Florida, city officials said.
Read more »
More than 160 arrests made during spring break chaos in Panama City Beach, Fla.75 guns confiscated
Read more »
Florida: Over 160 arrested in Panama City beach as spring break crowds disrupt the areaLaw enforcement officials have detained over 160 people in Panama City Beach following a spring break weekend that saw massive crowds of people disrupting the area.
Read more »
Florida deputies arrest over 160 in Panama City Beach during 'dangerous' spring break weekendBay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said that 161 people were arrested and jailed over during the “difficult, trying and dangerous weekend.' He noted that 78 of those arrested were from Alabama and that officers seized 75 guns.
Read more »
Mayor says Alabama ‘criminals’ went to ‘create havoc’ at Panama City BeachPanama City Beach officials said Tuesday that they’re determined to see the maximum possible charges brought against 161 people arrested over the weekend, including 78 people from Alabama.
Read more »