Miami man, 24, killed after punch sends him into traffic

DAVIE - An altercation in a casino parking lot escalated and ended with a man killed in a hit-and-run accident, officials said.
Julio Cesar Roqueta Reyes, 24, of Miami died early Sunday when he was knocked into traffic and struck by a vehicle in Davie, police spokesman Bill Bamford said.
Roqueta became involved in a dispute about 4 a.m. with another man over cars in the parking lot of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, police said.Both men got in their own vehicles and continued hurling insults at each other as they drove north toward Davie. At an intersection the two got out of their cars and began fighting. Roqueta was punched in the face, knocking him into traffic, Bamford said."This kid hit Roqueta right in the mouth," Bamford said. "He lost his balance, fell backward, and the car hit him in the headlight area."

Investigators had enough pieces from the car in the hit-and-run accident to quickly determine the make and model, Bamford said. And they're hoping the person will come forward."They want to speak to the person to find out what they saw, what they did and what happened," he said.