The search continues for the man who jumped in a getaway car after a deadly hit-and-run crash in Volusia County on Sunday.
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The crash involved a motorcycle in what was a deadly weekend for riders.
Florida Highway Patrol says around 5:15 p.m., a white pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit the motorcycle. The rider, identified as 51-year-old Jeffrey Martin of Ormond Beach, was thrown from his bike and died from his injuries, FHP stated.
Neighbors in their homes along 13th Street and San Jose Boulevard near Daytona Beach heard the crash.
And they came out of their houses to find a motorcycle rider laying on the ground and while their attention was on him, the driver of the truck that hit the motorcycle escaped in another vehicle.
They noticed the driver of the pickup truck was on the phone and a few minutes later hopped into a white Nissan Altima and sped off.
Neighbors say they wished they had gotten more information on the driver before he escaped.
“In times like that you’re thinking there’s a guy on the ground, you don’t know if he’s going to live or die, and you just kind of hope for the best for him. Trying to tend to him, and you’re not expecting somebody to jump in a getaway car basically and flee the scene,” said David Kiel.
This has been a deadly weekend for motorcycle riders.
Five people were killed in motorcycle crashes in Orange and Volusia counties, according to FHP.
This all coincides with Biketoberfest, the popular motorcycle event in Daytona Beach draws thousands of motorcycle riders to Central Florida.
Anyone who may know the driver who left this scene is asked to contact FHP.