Arrest made after child killed, father injured in hit-and-run in Sacramento's Oak Park

An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood that killed a child and left her father with serious injuries, officials said on Friday.

The Sacramento Police Department said the collision happened just before 8 p.m. at 39th Street and 19th Avenue and involved a vehicle and a mini-bike.

A man and his 9-year-old daughter were located with serious injuries and were both taken to an area hospital, where the girl was later declared dead.

The vehicle involved left the area before law enforcement officials arrived. However, on Friday, Sacramento police announced a suspect had been identified and subsequently arrested.

The suspect has been identified as Miracle Merritt, 30, of Sacramento. Merritt faces felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges, police said.

No further information was available.