Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man who they say is responsible for a hit-and-run crash in northwest Miami-Dade in April that left one man dead and six other people injured.
Ricky Trivon Francois, 25, is facing a vehicular homicide charge in the April 19 crash that happened in the area of Northwest 119th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue, Miami-Dade Police officials said Friday.
According to police, the incident happened around 12:35 a.m. when a red 2015 Dodge Charger Hel-Cat rear-ended a Toyota Sienna while traveling at a high rate of speed.
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A total of seven people who were in the Sienna were hospitalized. Six of the victims were in stable condition while a seventh person who was transported to Ryder Trauma Center was pronounced dead.
The victim who died was later identified as 23-year-old Christopher Lopez. Police said Lopez and his six friends were returning from a trip to Sarasota when the crash happened.
"Whoever has killed my brother, you may have taken his life, but I will spend the rest of my life looking for you," brother Alexander Lopez said shortly after the crash.
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Police said the Charger was left at the scene but the driver fled.
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of Francois. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
