ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The driver charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Orange County appeared before a judge Tuesday, a day after his arrest.
Jermaine Williams, 42, was arrested Monday, hours after authorities say he hit and killed Daiken Alcime, 43, while driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
News 6 reviewed surveillance footage from a nearby gas station depicting the moment of the crash.
Shortly before 9 a.m. Monday morning, Alcime can be seen riding his bicycle across the crosswalk near 43rd Street and South Orange Blossom Trail. Before he is able to arrive to the other side of the street, Alcime is struck by the truck.
After the impact, the truck does not appear to slow down and can be seen driving out of frame.
An arrest affidavit written by a corporal with Florida Highway Patrol alleged that when Williams was later stopped by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, a “show-up” with a witness to the crash was conducted. That witness identified Williams as the driver, according to the affidavit.
When authorities first interviewed Williams, he said “he had sold the truck to another person and did not have any knowledge of it being driven.”
The corporal wrote that he confronted Williams about the fact that the truck was found engulfed in flames near the scene of the incident.
“(Williams) claimed he had no knowledge of it,” the corporal wrote.
When the corporal reviewed the video depicting the incident, he wrote, “At no time did the Dodge Ram stop or did Jermaine stop to render aid or notify law enforcement.”
Later, according to the affidavit, Williams notified authorities about his intention to “turn himself in.”
During a second interview at an Orange County Sheriff’s Office substation, “Jermaine was visibly emotional, crying, apologetic, and showed remorse.”
Despite that shift in tone, Willaims still denied any knowledge of the Dodge being on fire, according to the affidavit. He told authorities that “another male took the truck without his consent or permission.”
During the initial appearance before a judge, prosecutors requested that Williams be held without bond, citing the severity of the charge: Hit and Run - Failing to stop/remain at crash involving death.
The judge set Williams’ bond at $10,000, but emphasized that she was “not in any way minimizing the fact that a death occurred.”