Suspect in Hit-and-Run Death of 9-Year-Old Attempts to Shift Blame, Arrest Made

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A 9-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Meade, Florida. The driver, 55-year-old Gilbert Almaguer, initially tried to blame someone else for the incident but later admitted to being the driver. Almaguer called the authorities after seeing a Facebook post about the child's death. He has been arrested and faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash without rendering aid.
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