2 Florida women killed in hit and run

OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Florida authorities say two women were struck and killed by a truck, and the driver fled the scene.

Ocala Police’s commander Angy Scroble said in a Sunday statement the women were 39 and 28 years old. They were hit Saturday night at city crosswalk by a silver truck that was speeding.

The driver abandoned the truck in a different intersection along the same road.

The victims Alicha Negroni Andino and Jessie Cam CalderoBoth were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.