Leesburg Woman Killed, and Man Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash Sunday, FHP Searching for Vehicle

LADY LAKE, Florida—A 40-year-old woman was killed, and a 31-year-old man was seriously injured when a vehicle, possibly a Jeep Cherokee, struck the pair while they were walking northbound on Rolling Acres Road, south of West Lakeview Street just after 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Tara Crescenzi.

The pair, both of Leesburg, were walking on the grass shoulder of Rolling Acres Road, when the vehicle ran of the road and struck them, Crescenzi said in a press release. The vehicle fled the scene.

The woman was pronounced dead, and the man was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. FHP traffic homicide investigators found vehicle parts on the scene and believe they may be from a 2014 to 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The vehicle should be missing a passenger side mirror and have right front headlight damage, Crescenzi said.

If you have information about this crash, call FHP at 407-737-2213 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.   

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