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Woman hit, killed while searching for wallet on OBT, troopers say

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A 58-year-old woman was hit and killed while looking for her wallet in Osceola County shortly after she'd been involved in a crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Margarita Contreras, of Boca Raton, was hit by a northbound passenger vehicle on Orange Blossom Trail south of the Osceola Parkway around 1:15 a.m.

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The driver did not stop at the scene, troopers said.

Contreras had been in an accident just prior to being hit. She had pulled her car into a nearby parking lot and went back out in the roadway because she believed she’d dropped her wallet, troopers said.

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Troopers described the car that hit her as a tan or gold passenger vehicle with damage to the front. 
Anyone with information regarding the crash is urged to call the Florida Highway Patrol.