MARGATE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police said they have arrested the driver of a pickup truck for his involvement in a hit-and-run in Margate that left a man dead and led officers to close a major roadway to traffic for hours.
Margate Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the overnight crash along Atlantic Boulevard, near State Road 7, early Thursday morning.
According to investigators, 59-year-old Gregory Bowman of Margate was walking on a sidewalk along West Atlantic Boulevard and stepped off the curb to cross the street just before 2:50 a.m.
It was at this moment when, police said, the pedestrian was struck by a blue 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 that was traveling eastbound. The driver of the pickup truck then fled the scene.
