Pompano Beach man accused of killing his child's mother with truck after dispute

A Pompano Beach man has been accused of fatally striking the mother of his child with a truck following a dispute.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) reported that on Saturday at around 9:33 p.m., deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue (PBFR) responded to a hit-and-run near 130 Southwest Eight Street in Pompano Beach.

Once on scene, deputies stated finding two victims, a male and a female. The female was pronounced dead on scene, while the man was transported to Broward Health North with non-life-threatening injuries.

A preliminary investigation by BSO homicide detectives revealed that Edwin Amaya, 32, had gotten into a verbal argument with the mother of his child regarding their shared child.

Amaya reportedly got into his Ford F-250 truck and intentionally put the vehicle into drive to strike his child's mother.

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BSO stated that Amaya then drove into parked cars while the man was hanging onto the truck, falling off onto the ground after.

Amaya then fled on foot only to be found by BSO deputies in the 700 block of South Dixie Highway.

Amaya has been accused of one count of premeditated murder.