Atlanta Braves Minor League Catcher Arrested After Leaving Scene Of Deadly Hit-and-run Crash, Police Say

A insignificant convention catcher pinch nan Atlanta Braves has been arrested aft leaving nan segment of a deadly hit-and-run crash, according to the cops.

Jonathan Matos Morales, an 18-year-old from Cocoa, Florida, was driving a 2022 Ford Mustang connected 1-75 Monday greeting erstwhile he shifted from nan near lane to nan mediate lane and collapsed into a Chevy Trailblazer, according to nan Florida Highway Patrol.

“This mustang was weaving successful and retired of postulation and caused a clang that sidewiped nan SUV,” Trooper Ken Watson said, per Fox 13 Tampa Bay.

The 63-year-old man driving nan Trailblazer veered into nan way of a semi-truck, which turned onto its correct side, blocking each 3 southbound lanes of I-75, nan Florida Highway Patrol said successful a statement.

“Driving a conveyance for illustration that precocious profile, early successful nan greeting and pinch a afloat load evidently they can't extremity connected a dime,” Watson said of nan semi-truck.

A 34-year-old from New Smyrna who was driving nan semi-truck died, according to authorities. Fox 13 Tampa Bay identified nan motortruck driver arsenic Stavan Albert Facey. The Palmetto man driving nan Trailblazer reportedly had insignificant injuries.

Matos Morales concisely stopped aft nan crash, but past fled nan scene, authorities said.

The shot subordinate was turned successful to nan cops by nan Braves aft his squad saw nan mustang successful their compound, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported, citing nan Florida Highway Patrol.

Matos Morales was arrested connected Monday and remains successful nan custody of nan Manatee County Jail. He faces charges of vehicular homicide and leaving a clang segment involving death.

Information astir Matos Morales was not instantly clear.

The Atlanta Braves said Matos Morales is nary longer a personnel of nan organization, per The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

“We are alert that a subordinate who was formerly successful our insignificant convention strategy is nether investigation related to a fatal mishap that occurred yesterday successful Manatee County,” nan Atlanta Braves said successful a connection carried by section media.

“Our statement is cooperating afloat pinch authorities and will not person immoderate further remark astatine this time. Our condolences spell to nan loved ones of each who were involved,” nan Braves added.