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FATAL HIT AND RUN ARREST

Feb 14, 2019 | 5:12 AM

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 42-year-old man has been arrested following a deadly hit-and-run crash in Escambia County early Wednesday morning. Troopers say just before 2 a.m., a pickup truck driven by James Champitto, was westbound on Nine Mile Road, approaching the intersection of Plainfield Avenue, and struck and killed a pedestrian crossing the roadway near the Dodges Store and then left the scene. Champitto was arrested six hours later and booked into the Escambia County Jail on charges of leaving the scene of a crash with a fatality, and two counts of driving with a suspended license. The name of pedestrian has not yet been released.
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Precipitation: 35%
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67°FLow
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A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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Precipitation: 38%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
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Sunny, with a high near 76.