NEWARK, NJ — A 26-year-old man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Gaithersburg was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey while attempting to board a flight to Honduras, police said.
Josue David Carranza Castellon, who has no fixed address, was arrested Thursday and is awaiting extradition to Maryland, Montgomery County police said in a statement. He is charged with manslaughter by vehicle and failure to remain at the scene of a crash resulting in death.
The charges stem from a crash that occurred shortly after 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Muddy Branch Road and West Diamond Avenue.
According to police, Carranza Castellon was driving a gray 2011 Honda CR-V northbound on Muddy Branch Road when the vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons, entered a grassy median and struck a pedestrian.
The victim, 56-year-old Brian Roy Longaberger, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gaithersburg City police later found the Honda CR-V with front-end damage near the crash site around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives identified Carranza Castellon as the suspect and obtained an arrest warrant later that day.
He is being held in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he awaits extradition to Maryland.
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