FORT MEADE, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office has located and arrested a man in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a 9-year-old boy, according to a news release.
Deputies arrested 45-year-old Gilbert Almaguer late Friday evening. He has been booked into the Hardee County Jail and will be transferred to the Polk County Jail at a later date.
According to the sheriff, a 9-year-old boy was riding his bike to his friend's house around 4:45 p.m. Friday on Hutchins Road when he was hit by a red Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The child was reportedly thrown into the neighbor's yard from the impact.
The boy, identified as Andres Martinez, reportedly died on scene.
Judd said the boy's bike was torn in half and left on the road as the truck drove away eastbound from the area.
"It is beyond comprehension that anyone could hit another person with their vehicle and not stop to render aid, to help [or] to report what happened," the sheriff said.
The 9-year-old was a fourth grader at Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School in Fort Meade.
The Almaguer's red truck was found Friday night, the sheriff's office explains.
Video posted to the agency's social media shows a video of the truck driving on the road along with two photos.
"We need to know who you may know that drives a red [Chevrolet] four-door pickup truck...with large tires," Judd said.