From the Florida Highway Patrol and Staff Reports
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a hit-and-run suspect last night in Hernando County after a fatal collision with a pedestrian.
According to the FHP report, at approximately 5:02 pm, a BMW 528i, driven by an 18-year-old Spring Hill man, was traveling southbound on Lenox Boulevard.
Near Ruby Falls Court, a 68-year-old Brooklyn, New York man was walking along the road edge when he was struck by the vehicle. The driver continued driving and eventually stopped on Maybelle Drive at Lenox Boulevard.
Transported to an area hospital, the pedestrian later expired from injuries suffered during the crash.
The driver and two male passengers, aged 19 and 20, from Spring Hill were uninjured during the incident.
The driver, Cameron John Grosso, was later arrested by FHP Troopers for leaving the scene of a fatal crash and attaching an unassigned license plate to the vehicle. Grosso was delivered to the Hernando County Jail.
The FHP did not release the names of the passengers or the pedestrian involved in the crash.
This breaking news may be updated again if more details are known.
