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Edwin Rumaldo Amaya faces three charges: vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle without a driver’s license and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
First Coast News (On Your Side), Tobie Nell Perkins, Zach Wilcox
11:21 PM EDT May 27, 2023
11:24 PM EDT May 27, 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The man accused in a deadly hit-and-run made his first appearance in Duval County court Saturday afternoon. A judge set his bail at a total $800,003.
Edwin Rumaldo Amaya faces three charges: vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle without a driver’s license and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
If he bonds out, he will need to wear an ankle monitor and surrender his passport.
His arraignment is set for June 20th.
Amaya left the scene of the deadly crash. He was arrested and booked into the Duval County Jail Friday after police located him and the Chevy Tahoe he was driving.
The accident happened Thursday at 7:12 p.m. on Beach Boulevard just east of Tamaya Boulevard. The Florida Highway Patrol says Amaya hit and ran over two motorcyclists from behind.
Twenty-eight-year-old Lester ‘Nicco’ Bagakuhog was killed. A 36-year-old man sustained minor injuries.
*Warning – Graphic video
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