Bradenton man killed 81-year-old woman in fatal hit-and-run crash, investigators say
.jpg "The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Devan Carroll, 35, after police say he fatally struck an 81-year-old woman crossing at a Sarasota intersection.")
A Bradenton man has been arrested after police say he struck and killed an 81-year-old woman with his pickup truck in March.
Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Devan Shaun Carroll, 35, who is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death after detectives say he drove away from a fatal crash at a Sarasota intersection. According to public records, Carroll received a speeding ticket just hours before the hit-and-run crash.
On Feb. 29, officers with the Sarasota Police Department say they were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Cocoanut Ave and Second Street, where Pamela Jean Estinger was struck by a silver Ford F-150 Platinum truck while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk around 11:30 p.m. Surveillance footage shows the truck braking and swerving left onto a curb while the driver’s side of the car hit Estinger.
Police say the driver fled and Estinger, who had been celebrating her birthday at the Sarasota Opera House that night, died at the scene.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office found and seized the truck from a Palmetto residence the next day and an investigation determined Carroll, who deputies say they had pulled over hours earlier for speeding, was the driver the night of the crash.
Carroll is currently awaiting extradition to the Sarasota County Jail, according to a news release.
