{"id":393081,"date":"2026-09-07T19:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/393081\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:44:33","slug":"man-arrested-in-connection-with-deadly-jan-2-hit-and-run-on-university-boulevard-in-jacksonville-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/393081\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in connection with deadly Jan. 2 hit-and-run on University Boulevard in Jacksonville \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on University Boulevard in Jacksonville was arrested Tuesday in the Oakleaf area of Clay County<\/a>, authorities announced.<\/p>\n

Alexander Rivera-Russo<\/a> was taken into custody for the Jan. 2 crash<\/a> that killed 27-year-old Savana Pendarvis, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

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According to police, Rivera-Russo was driving at a high rate of speed when he rear-ended Pendarvis\u2019 vehicle, pushing it into a utility pole where it caught fire. <\/p>\n

Rescuers were unable to save Pendarvis and occupants in another vehicle were also injured in the crash, JSO said.<\/p>\n

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Detectives with the Traffic Homicide Unit identified Rivera-Russo as the suspect shortly after the crash, but he ran from the scene and remained at large.<\/p>\n

Investigators tracked Rivera-Russo to a home in Oakleaf on Tuesday after following leads with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force and the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

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Rivera-Russo was booked into the Duval County Jail, where he faces charges including leaving the scene of a deadly accident.<\/p>\n

Authorities said they are also investigating whether anyone assisted Rivera-Russo in hiding while he was a fugitive.<\/p>\n

Rivera-Russo was booked into the Duval County Jail as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n

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