Pompano Beach man held for murder after mother of his child run over by truck
A Pompano Beach man is in jail on a murder charge after allegedly using his Ford F-250 truck to run over the 29-year-old mother of his child on Saturday night, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
The incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. near an apartment complex at 130 SW Eighth St. in Pompano Beach, where BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responding to a call discovered two victims who had been struck and dragged by a vehicle. They were identified as Pompano Beach residents Brenda Hernandez Amaya, 29, and Omar Munguia-Henrique, 32.
A preliminary investigation by detectives with BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene Units found that a verbal dispute occurred between Hernandez Amaya and Edwin Amaya, 32, of Pompano Beach, over their shared child.
Detectives said that during the argument Amaya got into his truck and intentionally struck Hernandez Amaya before barreling into several parked cars with Munguia-Henrique hanging onto the vehicle. Amaya then fled on foot, the BSO report stated.
Paramedics transported the victims to Broward Health North where Hernandez Amaya was pronounced dead. Munguia-Henrique was treated for injuries that were not life threatening.
BSO deputies soon located Amaya and arrested him in the 700 block of South Dixie Highway. Amaya was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and faces one count of premeditated murder.
