Pedestrian killed in Colonial Drive crash

Florida Highway Patrol investigators are searching for the driver, who fled the scene.

By Michael Eng
| 8:12 a.m. August 19, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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Florida Highway Patrol investigators are searching for the driver who killed a pedestrian Aug. 18 on Colonial Drive east of Good Homes Road.

According to FHP reports, at about 10:34 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, the driver of a 2015-2017 BMW 3 Series (either a 320i, 320i X, 328d, or 328d X) who struck and killed a pedestrian.

The pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk and in the direct path of the vehicle. The driver of the BMW fled the scene. The pedestrian, a 37-year-old female from Pine Hills, was transported to Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

FHP investigators located part of the suspect vehicle at the scene. The vehicle should have damage to the front left fog light and/or front left headlight.

The crash closed all eastbound lanes and the two westbound left-turn lanes on Colonial Drive.

Leaving the scene of a crash that results in property damage, injury or death is against the law.

Anyone with information about this crash should call FHP at (407) 737-2213 or CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.