OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Ocala Police officers are looking for a suspect after a pedestrian was hit and killed in Ocala Thursday night.

According to OPD officials, the victim and another pedestrian were crossing US 27 at the time of the crash, which happened on Northwest Blitchton Road near the 3700 block in Ocala.

Officers have identified the victim as Henry Morales, 35.

They say a witness saw the driver initially stay, then leave without contacting anyone. The witness then followed the car, a 2011 white Chevrolet, before losing it near SR 40.

Officers obtained the license plate number and found the abandoned Chevrolet in the 3800 block of Southwest 22nd Street. The investigation is still ongoing.

The eastbound lanes from the I-75 off-ramp at mile marker 353 to the 3800 block were blocke

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