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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Investigators located a vehicle they believe hit and killed a Melbourne man on Wednesday, officials said.

The backstory:

The Melbourne Police Department is investigating the death of 70-year-old James Griffin, of Melbourne, who was hit and killed by a car on Oct. 29. When officers responded to the intersection of Eau Gallie Boulevard and Highland Avenue, the driver of the car was not there, the department said.

Investigators said Griffin was traveling west on Eau Gallie Boulevard in the bike lane when a light-colored car turned west onto Eau Gallie Boulevard from Pineapple Avenue.

According to witnesses, the driver was driving erratically – swerving and squealing tires before the crash, police said. The driver hit Griffin and continued driving west

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