WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - Warren Police said a 22-year-old man was arrested in Detroit just hours after he allegedly hit and killed 5-year-old Preston Singleton while the boy was riding his bike across Van Dyke.
Police also said he knew he hit a child but kept driving anyway.Warren police arrested the Detroit man just hours after the fatal crash happened as Preston, who was on his bike crossing Van Dyke, was struck.
Additionally, Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said the man responsible knew that he hit a child and kept going before ditching his SUV and went to work in Sterling Heights.Preston's father, Christopher, met FOX 2 at Van Dyke and Stephenson, where his son was struck and a memorial has been set up.