A woman accused of fatally striking a pedestrian on Christmas night in 2023 and fleeing the scene appeared before a judge Wednesday in Brevard County after spending 18 months evading law enforcement.

A Palm Bay woman was ID'd as the driver whose vehicle struck and killed Andrew Ryan Sofranko, 23, on Dec. 25, 2023.

The driver of a deadly hit-and-run that occurred on Christmas 2023 has been identified and arrested for fleeing the scene of ...