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Arrest made in Marion County hit-and-run that killed pedestrian

Somer Lynn Fox (Source: Marion County Sheriff's Office)

OCALA, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a woman suspected in a fatal hit-and-run.

Troopers have charged Somer Lynn Fox, 32, of Seminole, with failing to stop/remain at the scene of a crash involving death.

The wreck happened Tuesday night along State Road 200 at the intersection of SW 60th Street in Ocala. Troopers say the 76-year-old victim was pushing a cart of groceries when a van fatally struck him.

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