18-year-old accused of running from scene after hitting, killing pedestrian in Fayetteville

Monday, October 14, 2019
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Fayetteville 18-year-old is accused of running from the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash over the weekend.

It happened Saturday just after 8 p.m. when a 2009 BMW 328i ran off Buttermere Drive, struck a pedestrian and overturned in the front yard of a residence.
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Police said the driver, Ricardo Antonio Morales, then fled on foot.

The pedestrian, Joel Ortiz, 33, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
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Morales was charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, felony hit and run, misdemeanor hit and run, reckless driver and speeding.

He was taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center and given a $10,500 bond.
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