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September 28, 2012

Hit-and-run pedestrian fatality

Live Oak — A pedestrian was struck by a car while walking along CR 137, just north of 200th St. Sept. 27 at 9:35 p.m. according to Florida Highway Patrol.



Wellborn resident, Steve Wayne Mathis, 53, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Suwannee County Emergency Medical personnel.



According to the FHP report, Mathis was walking in a southeasterly direction into the northbound lane of CR 137 from his private driveway. Mathis entered the roadway to make contact with a wrecker driver that had responded to the scene to pull his car out of the mud.The tow truck came to a complete stop facing south in the southbound lane as Mathis approached it. An unknown make and model mid-sized white in color car was approaching north in the northbound lane of CR 137. The unknown vehicle struck Mathis in the northbound lane and fled the scene without providing first aid or the required crash information to officers.



Anyone that has information regarding this hit and run accident, please contact the FHP at 386-754-6279.

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