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Casselberry hit-and-run kills 63-year-old man crossing street, troopers say

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A hit-and-run killed a 63-year-old man crossing the street at Eagle Circle in Casselberry Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the crash happened at Eagle Circle and Shadow Oak Drive around 8:15pm.

Troopers added that witnesses told them the hit-and-run driver was in a silver Audi SUV heading west along Eagle Circle.

Investigators said the 63-year-old died at the scene of the crash, and there is a roadblock on Eagle Circle for the investigation.

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Residents back Seminole’s takeover of 2 golf courses

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A majority of Seminole County homeowners living near the shuttered Deer Run Country Club showed enthusiastic support for county plans to convert the former golf course into a public park, voting to create a special taxing district to help transform and preserve the area.

About 67% of property owners surrounding the former golf course voted in favor of forming a municipal service benefit unit, or MSBU, which will charge 2,273 homes either $130 or $65 a year — depending on proximity to the new park — for 15 years. A well-organized group of volunteers in the area helped mobilize the effort, called Save Deer Run, securing just over 1,600 petitions, almost 95% in favor of the initiative.

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