Gulfport man charged with leaving fatal accident scene
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Police have charged a Gulfport man with leaving the scene of an accident where a woman died.
Mickel Anthony Stewart, 24, of Gulfport was arrested on Friday, police said.
The hit-and-run occurred on U.S. 49 and 29th Street around 3 a.m. on Jan. 31, according to a press release from Gulfport police.
Police found the victim, a pedestrian, in the middle of the southbound lane of U.S. 49 before taking her to a local hospital, where she died the same day.
Stewart is held at Harrison County Adult Detention Center on a $250,000 bond.