MULBERRY, Fla. - Polk County deputies arrested a man who, they say, was illegally in the U.S. and fled from a crash that killed a 5-year-old girl.On Saturday, deputies arrested 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales, who is from Guatemala.
The crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m. that night.Investigators said Morales was speeding in a black 2005 Chevrolet Suburban while heading west on State Road 60 in Mulberry.
They said the vehicle had no headlights on.Morales crashed into the rear of a 2016 gray Hyundai Elantra, driven by a Plant City woman, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Hyundai was pushed more than 600 feet.READ: Polk deputies nab killer, released early from prison, wanted for new murder in New JerseyFollowing the impact, both.