{"id":1755,"date":"2026-06-12T22:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:01:52","slug":"arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-crash-that-killed-bicyclist-in-hialeah-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1755","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made in hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist in Hialeah, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An arrest has been made in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist in Hialeah, police say.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1754\">South Florida lawmakers automatically reelected Friday without a vote<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Leonel Alejandro Laferte, 21, was arrested Thursday after turning himself in to traffic homicide detectives, according to Hialeah police. The crash happened early Thursday near the intersection of Southeast Fourth Avenue and East Okeechobee Road.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Police say a driver in a dark-colored vehicle struck a man on a bicycle around 4 a.m. and kept going southeast on Okeechobee Road. The bicyclist died from his injuries. Hours later, Laferte showed up to the Hialeah Police Department to turn himself in, police say.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1753\">Are World Cup tickets available in Miami \u2014 and at what price? Check now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The name of the bicyclist who died was not immediately available from police Friday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Police charged Laferte with leaving the scene of an accident involving death and driving with a suspended license. 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