MIAMI — A Miami man was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Tuesday, nearly a month after police say he caused a four-vehicle crash that left a pedestrian dead.
According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the crash occurred around 6:53 p.m. on June 10 in the area of Southwest 19th Street and 21st Avenue.
Andres Roberto Fiallo Estupinan, 36, was arrested the night of the crash, but had been hospitalized prior to being booked at TGK.
According to police, Fiallo Estupinan was behind the wheel of a 2012 gray Volkswagen Passat, and was traveling at a high rate of speed when he hit a male pedestrian from behind who was running along the westside of the roadway.
The impact of the crash sent the pedestrian, identified as Andrew Loretta, 50, airborne, while severing both of his legs, an arrest report stated.
Fiallo Estupinan then struck a parked ice cream truck, which subsequently hit a parked Toyota, authorities said. The truck is owned by Nelly Lopez and her son Pedro.
According to the report, Fiallo Estupinan made no attempt to brake to avoid the collision and then struck another vehicle -- a white Mercedes-Benz -- that was parked on the west swale of Southwest 21st Avenue and 18th Street.
Loretta was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
According to the report, Fiallo Estupinan ran to Shenandoah Park after the final collision, where several witnesses stopped him and held him down until police arrived.
Miami Fire Rescue crews took Fiallo Estupinan and Lopez, who was inside the ice cream truck to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
“She’s in a lot of pain and she can’t sleep because of it‚" Lopez’s daughter-in-law, Petrona Andres, said. “My husband, because of this, he’s missing his only source of income.”
Police said Fiallo Estupinan had a fractured ankle and the woman sustained a skull fracture.
“He just didn’t care,“ Andres said of the suspect. ”He was only thinking about him.”
According to online jail records, Fiallo Estupinan faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury, vehicular homicide and reckless driving.
The Ecuadorian national, who investigators said had no license and shouldn’t have been driving, had his bond set at $100,000, according to jail records.
“This continues to be an incredibly difficult time for the Loretta family, and they remain deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from family, friends, and the community,” the Loretta family’s attorney told Local 10 News in a statement. “At this point, they will have no further comment on the ongoing legal proceedings. Thank you for respecting their privacy and understanding their need to grieve in peace.”
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