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Police find burned-out SUV believed to be involved in fatal Seminole County hit-and-run

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — The Casselberry Police Department said it found an SUV that investigators believe hit and killed a man who was walking his dog on Wednesday night.

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Troopers said the crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Eagle Circle and Shadow Drive in Casselberry.

Investigators said a 63-year-old man was crossing the street with his dog when a silver Audi SUV struck and killed him.

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The dog was not harmed in the crash.

The driver did not stop.

Officers said they found the SUV about a mile from the crash scene.

Troopers told Channel 9′s Jeff Levkulich that the SUV was on fire when it was found.

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Investigators are now talking to the owner of that car. They are trying to figure out who was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

See a map of the scene below.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.