A man wanted by the Montgomery County Police Department over a hit-and-run incident is awaiting extradition after being arrested at a New Jersey airport.
Suspected driver Josue David Carranza Castellon, 26, was taken into custody Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport less than 10 miles west of New York City. At the time of his arrest, Mr. Carranza Castellon was trying to board a flight to Honduras, police said.
The police said that at around 4:47 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Muddy Branch Road and West Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, pedestrian Brian Longaberger, 56, was fatally struck by a gray 2011 Honda CR-V.
Police found the damaged car later on Wednesday morning and determined that Mr. Carranza Castellon was responsible.
The police did not specify the nationality of Mr. Carranza Castellon, who has no fixed address. He now awaits extradition back to Montgomery County to be tried on charges of manslaughter by vehicle and failure to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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