MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old Ocklawaha man was arrested after Leesburg police said he left the scene of a crash that killed a 40-year-old woman.
The crash happened on Friday in the area of U.S. 27, south of Singletary Park.
According to Leesburg police, Ashleah Hayes was crossing the highway when she was hit by a gray Hyundai sedan that was traveling northbound on U.S. 27. The driver of the sedan then left the scene of the crash, and Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Monday, the suspected hit-and-run driver, 29-year-old Evan Garcia was taken into custody and booked in the Marion County Jail. He was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
Hayes’ family started a GoFundMe to support funeral costs and to help out her son and dogs.