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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A husband and wife face charges related to the hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Seminole County on Saturday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 9:46 p.m. on U.S. Highway 17-92, south of Spartan Drive, troopers said.
According to a FHP crash report, the bicyclist — a 25-year-old Winter Springs man — was traveling northbound within a marked bicycle lane between the outside travel lane and the right turn lane when a vehicle entered the northbound lanes of 17-92 from State Road 414, entered the outside lane, and struck him.
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The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the collision, troopers said the vehicle fled the scene northbound on 17-92.
The following day, troopers located a 2016 BMW X6 that they believe was the suspect’s vehicle.
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On Wednesday, the FHP announced that 37-year-old Christopher Canet and his wife, 39-year-old Belkis Rodriguez were arrested and booked into the Seminole County jail.
Troopers said Canet faces charges for leaving the scene of a crash involving death and Rodriguez for leaving the scene of a crash involving death – accessory after the fact.
Details about what led to their arrest have not been released.
Troopers said the case remains an active criminal investigation.
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