POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 45-year-old Bartow man was killed late Sunday in a hit-and-run crash near Auburndale, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
The crash was reported at about 11:30 p.m. in front of the Market World Flea Market on Highway 92 West near the Polk Parkway, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Horstman said.
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Investigators said Eduardo Sanchez was struck by a vehicle that was traveling west in a lane that turns into the Flea Market.
"No matter how insignificant you think something is, if you saw or heard something suspicious, please, please give us a call," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in an emailed statement. "Whomever killed this man needs to be identified and arrested."
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No other details were given.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200 or Heartland Crime Stoppers at 800-226-8477.
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