MELBOURNE, Fla. — A 19-year-old Melbourne man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Viera Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Aidan Perry was arrested by FHP on Tuesday and booked into the Brevard County Jail on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, authorities said.
The arrest comes months after the crash, which was initially reported on June 24.
At the time, FHP said its traffic homicide investigators had located a possible suspect vehicle and taken possession of it for processing as part of the investigation.
Troopers said a 15-year-old boy from Melbourne died after a hit-and-run crash involving an electric scooter on Father’s Day.
Read: Teen on e-scooter killed in hit-and-run crash in Melbourne, troopers say
The agency described the case as an active criminal investigation and asked anyone with information about the crash to contact FHP at *347 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS.
FHP has not provided additional details about the circumstances of the crash in the information released.
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