Margate police make arrest in connection to fatal hit-and-run

Police in Margate said an arrest has been made after a man was hit and killed by a truck that then fled the scene early Thursday morning.

According to Margate police, Gregory Bowman, 59, was attempting to cross West Atlantic Boulevard when he was hit by a blue 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck just before 3 a.m.

Bowman was pronounced dead at the scene by Margate Fire Rescue.

Police said the driver of the Dodge Ram fled the scene after the crash, and Margate Police Traffic Homicide investigators quickly identified him as John Calvino Jr., 55, of Coral Springs.

Calvino was eventually located in Hollywood and was taken into custody.

He has since been charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

The crash remains under investigation.