A 40-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on State Road 35 in Ocala on New Year’s Eve.
On Saturday, December 31, at approximately 11:25 p.m., a 40-year-old man from Ocala was standing in the left turn lane of State Road 35, just south of SE 28th Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol incident report.
At the same time, FHP stated that an unidentified vehicle was traveling northbound on State Road 35, in the left turn lane, when the front of the vehicle struck the pedestrian. The vehicle fled the scene after the crash.
The pedestrian came to a final rest in the median and was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. His name was not released by FHP.
In the report, FHP stated that the driver and vehicle involved in the fatal crash are currently unknown.