LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lady Lake woman was arrested on Thursday following a deadly hit-and-run crash last year in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened around 9:47 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2022 near Rolling Acres Road and West Lakeview Street.
A vehicle had been driving north on Rolling Acres Road toward West Lakeview Street, which is when the driver ran off the roadway due to an unknown reason, a crash report explains.
As a result, the car struck two pedestrians — a man and woman — before fleeing the scene, the report states. The man was later airlifted to the hospital in serious condition, but the woman died at the scene, troopers said.
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However, investigators said they found car parts near the scene of the crash, eventually determining that the vehicle had been a Jeep Cherokee.
On Thursday, troopers stated they found the driver responsible for the crash: Tara Rene Schiessle, 31, of Lady Lake.
Schiessle faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injuries, and false and fraudulent insurance claims. She was held on a bond of $42,000.
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