Arrest Made in Miami Liberty City Hit-and-Run

Miami police have identified the Liberty City hit-and-run victim as 76-year-old Koritza Ortiz, who was fatally struck while crossing the street. Authorities arrested Rodrick Leon Davis Jr., 33, after surveillance and witness evidence linked him to the crash, charging him with leaving the scene of a crash involving death. The incident has drawn pleas for justice from Ortiz's family. In related news, Atlanta authorities charged Portia Taylor with homicide by vehicle and DUI after a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run, while in St. Paul, a woman was critically injured in another hit-and-run with the suspect still at large. These incidents highlight a troubling rise in deadly pedestrian hit-and-runs nationwide. Police continue to seek public assistance in all cases.