The suspect in a hit and run crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway that killed a cyclist was in court Tuesday where a judge ordered him to remain behind bars.
Michele Traverso, 25, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury and driving with a suspended license in the Feb. 15 crash that killed 36-year-old Aaron Cohen.
Police say Cohen was with a group of cyclists who were heading to Key Biscayne on the eastbound side of the causeway when they were struck near the William Powell Bridge.
After Traverso struck Cohen, he fled the scene, police said. Cohen died from his injuries the next day. Traverso later turned himself in to authorities.
At Tuesday's hearing, Traverso was ordered held because the accident occurred while he was on probation for an unrelated drug charge. During a court appearance two days after the crash, Traverso took a drug test, which he passed.
No additional charges were presented at Thursday's hearing. Traverso's attorney has said the only crime his client committed was leaving a scene.
