{"id":6915,"date":"2026-06-13T04:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-9-year-old-girl-sacramento-police-say\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:08:59","slug":"arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-9-year-old-girl-sacramento-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-9-year-old-girl-sacramento-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made in hit-and-run that killed 9-year-old girl, Sacramento police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A driver suspected in a hit-and-run crash Thursday that killed a 9-year-old girl and injured her father in Sacramento\u2019s South Oak Park neighborhood has been arrested, police said Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/putah-fire-near-winters-now-75-contained-as-crews-look-to-triple-digit-weekend-2\/\">Putah Fire near Winters now 75% contained as crews look to triple-digit weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miracle Merritt, 30, of Sacramento, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, the Sacramento Police Department said Friday evening in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The deadly crash took place just before 8 p.m. Thursday and involved a vehicle that collided with a \u201cmini-motorcycle\u201d near 39th Street and 19th Avenue before fleeing the scene. Responding officers located a man and a 9-year-old girl who had been on the minibike, both of whom were taken to a hospital. The girl died about an hour later at the hospital, and the man is expected to survive, police said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Police Department in Friday\u2019s post said the arrest by its Major Collisions Unit followed an investigation by responding officers, detectives and crime scene investigators that involved a four-hour neighborhood canvass.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/amid-billionaire-tax-battles-ca-millionaire-tax-extension-faces-few-foes-2\/\">Amid \u2018billionaire\u2019 tax battles, CA \u2018millionaire\u2019 tax extension faces few foes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The identity of the 9-year-old had not been released by the Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office as of Friday evening, pending notification of family.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento County online jail logs as of 8:30 p.m. Friday did not show Merritt as booked.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/yuba-city-police-arrest-25-year-old-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-a-minor-2\/\">Yuba City police arrest 25-year-old for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect was arrested in Sacramento after a hit-and-run that killed a 9-year-old in South Oak Park near 39th Street and 19th Avenue, police say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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