Leesburg Police traffic homicide investigators on April 13 arrested 29-year-old Evan Garcia of Ocklawaha in connection with the April 10 hit-and-run crash that took the life of 40-year-old Ashleah Hayes.
Garcia was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death [Florida Statute 316.027(2)(c)]. According to a police news release, the agency worked with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to take Garcia into custody.
The crash happened about 12:09 a.m. April 10 near the intersection of U.S. 27 and English Road. According to police, a preliminary investigation found that a gray Hyundai sedan traveling north on U.S. 27 struck Hayes, who was walking across U.S. 27 at the time…