Dwayne Drayton of Palm Bay Arrested After Killing Wisconsin Tourist In Hit-and-Run Crash
By Fox 35 // June 6, 2019
victim ran out of gas near State Road 520
ABOVE VIDEO: Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol have arrested the driver in a fatal hit-and-run incident from earlier this year, that left a tourist visiting from Wisconsin dead at the scene. (Fox 35 video)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol have arrested the driver in a fatal hit-and-run incident from earlier this year, that left a tourist visiting from Wisconsin dead at the scene.
FHP on Wednesday announced the arrest of Dwayne Drayton, 37, of Palm Bay, Florida in the Feb. 23 death of Robert Henschel, 70. Troopers said Drayton turned himself into authorities.
Henschel’s relatives said he was in Florida, escaping the cold weather.
While traveling along State Road 528, he ran out of gas, near State Road 520, and got out of the car.
Troopers said he was struck and killed in the outside lane around 11:30 p.m. At the time, he was standing behind his vehicle, which was partially blocking the lane.
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