LAKE MINNEOLA, Fla. — Grief counselors will be at Lake Minneola High School Friday morning after a 14-year-old was hit and killed while walking to the school bus stop Thursday morning.

On Thursday night, the Florida Highway Patrol arrested the suspected driver accused of hitting him and leaving the scene.

Troopers said 57-year-old Enrique Ramirez was arrested for leaving the scene involving death. They discovered the suspect's vehicle with damage that matched debris from the crash.

Lake Minneola High School is mourning the loss of a student, hit and killed while walking to the bus stop along County Road 455 near Willo Pines Lane just before 6:30 Thursday morning.

According to the crash report, the driver of a Pontiac G6 struck the student and fled the scene leaving the high school freshman in the roadway. A short time later the driver of a 2006 Dodge Ram who didn’t see the student in the road hit and killed him.

Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Tara Crescenzi said the initial driver could have potentially avoided charges if he remained at the crash site.

“If that original driver would have remained on scene and contacted law enforcement and EMS they could have rendered aid, maybe there wouldn’t have been potentially a second collision, because the road would have been possibly blocked at that time," said Crescenzi.

Troopers said 57-year-old Enrique Ramirez was arrested for leaving the scene involving death. They discovered the suspect's vehicle with damage that matched debris from the crash. (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

A father who lives in the area thinks this is a terrible situation but calls the stretch of road ‘dangerous’.

“It’s terrible. When you are driving in the morning it is dark, especially in Monteverde it is hilly," added Jerry Perdue.

He said there are a lot of hidden driveway signs in the area.

“People just need to be more careful in the morning time. Take it easy, there is plenty of time to get to work, children's lives, even cyclists, bicyclists and joggers are out on the road," explained Purdue. "Just be careful.”

Crescenzi said no matter what, if you think you hit someone or something you must remain on the scene and contact law enforcement even if you could be in the wrong.

“Anytime we have a fatality involving a child it is just not only a devastation for the family, but the community, the school, the students, and all of their loved ones and friends,” Crescenzi said. “Of course even our traffic homicide investigators, they have children that could be in the same age range for some of these cases. It not only affects the victim, it affects everyone associated with that victim or loved that victim and of course, the aftermath of putting these pieces together for justice for that family.”