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Pinellas Park police arrest woman for fatal hit-and-run crash

DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN
Posted at 12:18 PM, Jul 29, 2023

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Pinellas Park Police Department arrested a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead, in the 11700 block of 66th Street, on Saturday.

Authorities identified the suspect as Anaya Millan, who turned herself into the Pinellas County Jail at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. She was booked for leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

Police said the victim, William Rothey, was on a bicycle traveling south on 66th Street along the paved shoulder and out of the curb lane when a vehicle traveling south on 66th Street left the curb lane and struck his bicycle.

After the crash, Millan fled the scene, police added.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) later located Millan's vehicle in the Publix parking lot on 7333 Park Boulevard.