Driver charged in deadly hit-and-run incident faces court hearing

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run incident in Orange County faced a judge on Tuesday, following his arrest the previous day.

Jermaine Williams, 42, was arrested Monday, hours after authorities say he hit and killed Daiken Alcime, 43, while driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck.

News 6 reviewed surveillance footage from a nearby gas station depicting the moment of the crash.

Just before 9 a.m. on Monday, Alcime was spotted riding his bicycle through the crosswalk at 43rd Street and South Orange Blossom Trail. As he attempted to reach the other side, a truck hit him.

After the impact, the truck does not appear to slow down and can be seen driving out of frame.

An arrest affidavit from a Florida Highway Patrol corporal detailed that after Williams was stopped by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, a crash witness identification process, known as a “show-up,” took place. The witness identified Williams as the culprit, according to the affidavit.

When authorities first interviewed Williams, he said “he had sold the truck to another person and did not have any knowledge of it being driven.”

The corporal wrote that he confronted Williams about the fact that the truck was found engulfed in flames near the scene of the incident.

“(Williams) claimed he had no knowledge of it,” the corporal wrote.

When the corporal reviewed the video depicting the incident, he wrote, “At no time did the Dodge Ram stop or did Jermaine stop to render aid or notify law enforcement.”

Later, according to the affidavit, Williams notified authorities about his intention to “turn himself in.”

During a second interview at an Orange County Sheriff’s Office substation, “Jermaine was visibly emotional, crying, apologetic, and showed remorse.”

Despite that shift in tone, Willaims still denied any knowledge of the Dodge being on fire, according to the affidavit. He told authorities that “another male took the truck without his consent or permission.”

During the initial appearance before a judge, prosecutors requested that Williams be held without bond, citing the severity of the charge: Hit and Run – Failing to stop/remain at crash involving death.

The judge set Williams’ bond at $10,000, but emphasized that she was “not in any way minimizing the fact that a death occurred.”