A 19-year-old Ocala man was arrested Saturday in the death in April of a 17-year-old.
Ethan Ruiz had been at the wheel of a 1997 Honda two-door on April 14 on Marion Oaks Boulevard in Marion County, according to an accident report at Florida Highway Patrol. The car left the roadway and struck a concrete utility pole.
Charisma Francisco, a junior at West Port High School, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by Marion County Fire Rescue. Ruiz was airlifted from the scene of the accident to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
He is now facing a charge of vehicular homicide. He was booked at the Marion County Jail.
Ruiz was said to be involved in street racing when the accident occurred.
