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MARION COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking for the public's help in locating the driver of a hit-and-run crash that killed a 76-year-old pedestrian Tuesday night in Marion County .

What we know:

Troopers with the FHP said the deadly crash took place around 7:37 p.m. on Tuesday in the area of State Road 200 and Southwest 60th Street in Marion County.

According to a crash report, a 76-year-old man from Ocala was pushing a cart of groceries, walking north across the westbound lanes of S.R. 200 at the intersection of Southwest 60th Street, in a dark area with no lighting.

Meanwhile, a van was traveling west on S.R. 200 in the right lane, through the intersection of Southwest 60th Street.

Troopers say the van hit the pedestrian with its front section. T

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