Miami Hit-and-Run Suspect Claims He Hit 'Pile of Trash,' Killing Great-Grandmother

Fatal Hit-and-Run in Miami

• 🚗 A Roderick Davis, 33, was arrested and appeared in bond court for a fatal hit-and-run incident in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood.
• 💔 The victim, 76-year-old Carissitza Ortiz, was reportedly walking to a grocery store when she was struck and killed by Davis's SUV.
• 😔 Family members expressed their grief, stating that Ortiz was their "whole world" and that she likely would have survived if the driver had stopped.

Suspect's Defense

• ❓ Davis's attorney stated that the suspect believed he had hit a pile of trash and was unaware he had struck a person.
• ⚖️ The defense claims Davis did not know he had hit the victim, despite traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the incident.