LAKE DEATON, FL – A man accused of fleeing the scene of a crash in Sumter County earlier this year has been apprehended, the Villages-News reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol identified the suspect as 31-year-old Marcus J. Sims of Leesburg. The accident happened Jan. 28 on State Road 44 near Lake Deaton.
According to the FHP, Sims was driving a Maserati and racing with an Audi when the vehicles were involved in a crash that also included another vehicle. A 27-year-old woman from Summerfield was injured in the incident.
Sims allegedly left the scene but was identified in a photo lineup in May.
He was arrested last week on multiple charges, including hit and run and reckless driving. Authorities said he was also driving with a suspended license.
Sims was released from the Sumter County Detention Center after posting bond.
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