CITRUS COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A 62-year-old Lecanto man is dead, and another is injured after a hit-and-run crash Sunday afternoon.
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says 31-year-old Robert Brandon Vanzant of Lady Lake was speeding and driving his Ford F150 on the shoulder of CR 200 (also known as North Carl G Rose Highway), passing other traffic.
They say near East Spruce Drive, Vanzant merged back into traffic and that’s when he hit the back of a Honda Accord driven by a 62-year-old Lecanto man.
Troopers say the impact of the collision caused the Honda to hit a bridge rail, and then a Ford F150 headed northbound driven by a 42-year-old Beverly Hills man. The Beverly Hills man suffered minor injuries, according to troopers. They say the driver of the Honda was transported to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.
FHP troopers say Vanzant left the scene, went to a nearby gas station, abandoned his vehicle, and then ran into a field. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) located and arrested him.
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Vanzant was charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, leaving the scene with death, leaving the scene with injuries, and driving while license suspended with death. FHP troopers say that Vanzant was not injured.