LEE COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Adrian Zurita, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, has been identified as the suspect arrested in a deadly hit-and-run collision Friday night in Lee County.
Zurita, 19, was arrested following a hit-and-run crash near Lehigh Acres that killed one teen and seriously injured another Friday night.
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According to reports, two 15-year-old males were were on-foot in the area of Elaine Avenue North and 42nd Street West in Lehigh Acres, when they were struck by a passing vehicle that then fled the scene.
Zurita was later located and arrested on two criminal charges, including leaving the scene with a death and leaving the scene with an injury.
The teen victims have not been identified.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Lee County is located in southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2010 census, the population was 618,754. The county seat is Fort Myers, and the largest city is Cape Coral with an estimated 2018 population of 189,343. Lee County comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.