ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers were investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash early Monday in east Orange County.
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The crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. on East Colonial Drive near Dean Road.
Troopers said a homeless man was not in a crosswalk while trying to cross East Colonial Drive.
They said that he was hit by a vehicle and died at the crash scene.
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Witnesses told investigators that the driver fled the scene in a red SUV.
Troopers said they are searching for a vehicle with damage to the front bumper and right passenger side mirror.
The driver was possibly behind the wheel of a maroon Acura TL or MDX, possibly between 2007 to 2010. See images of those vehicle types above.
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Nearby business owners who knew the victim said that he had been staying in the area since at least Christmas.
They told Channel 9 that they would often give him food and water.
See a map of the crash scene below:
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