Woman Bonds Out After Being Arrested In Fatal Hit And Run Of Boy, 17, In SW Miami-Dade

By Bobeth Yates, CBS Miami

October 31, 2021

The woman police say is responsible for a fatal hit and run that killed a 17-year-old jogger in Southwest Miami Dade, bonded out of jail Saturday.

Maria Rodriguez, 23, walked out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with her face covered and head down.

According to investigators, just about 5 a.m. Friday morning, Rodriguez was driving West bond on SW 152 Street in Southwest Miami Dade, when her car drove on the sidewalk and hit and killed 17-year-old Justin Rivera, then she left the scene.

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