Leesburg police capture suspect in deadly hit-and-run

Leesburg Police Department reports that 29-year-old Evan Garcia from Ocklawaha has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on April 10th that resulted in the death of 40-year-old Ashleah Hayes.

Garcia has been charged with Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Death and was taken into custody with assistance from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

On April 10 at 12:09 a.m., Leesburg Police were dispatched for a well-being check near U.S. Highway 27, south of Singletary Park. They found a deceased female in the roadway near the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and English Road…

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