COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after he dragged his girlfriend for several hundred feet on I-75, killing her, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said Ryan Le Boss was driving a black pickup truck on I-75 on Saturday.
Le Boss was seen swerving onto the grass shoulder near exit 399 near Alachua with the passenger door open, witnesses said.
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Witnesses said Le Boss’ girlfriend, Eileen Bocca, was seen hanging out of the door.
Troopers said Bocca was dragged for several hundred feet while holding onto the door.
Bocca fell from the pickup and was run over by the right rear tire, investigators said.
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Le Boss then fled from the scene in an unknown direction, officials said.
Bocca was transported to a hospital, where she later died.
Troopers said about nine hours after the incident, they arrested Le Boss at his home in Columbia County.
Alachua Co. FHP is requesting any info about this F -250 or F-350 pu or the white male driver- last scene sb on I-75 & exit on 39th Ave near 5 pm. The female passenger was dragged several hundred ft then run over by the rear tire and died @ Shands, call FHP or Crime Stoppers pic.twitter.com/pAZzajdXLm
— FHP Gainesville (@FHPGainesville) February 23, 2020
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