A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle on LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach, and the driver who hit her sped off without stopping. Police are now asking the public for help tracking down both the car and whoever was behind the wheel.
According to the WESH report, the Daytona Beach Police Department said officers found the woman lying in the roadway around 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of LPGA Boulevard. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said.
Detectives are still working to identify the vehicle involved and are appealing to anyone who may have seen it. The station's report indicates investigators believe the suspect vehicle is a sedan with front-end and windshield damage, and that it was last seen traveling westbound on LPGA Boulevard at high speed right after the crash.
Police Seek Tips as Search for Driver Continues
No arrest has been reported, and the driver has not been identified in information released so far. Anyone with information, or who may have spotted the damaged sedan, is asked to contact Detective Patterson at 386-671-5366.
This is not the first time a Daytona Beach hit-and-run has left police chasing a vanished driver. During Bike Week, pedestrians Mike Farrell and Melissa Cayce were struck while crossing Harvey Avenue when a driver fled the scene, per the same account from WESH. Farrell suffered a concussion and a fractured vertebra, while Cayce sustained three brain bleeds and a fractured skull.
In that case, a witness followed the fleeing vehicle and photographed its license plate, an Iowa tag that police traced to 43-year-old Leandra Williams. DeLand police later spotted the still-damaged car heading into Orange City on May 6, and Williams was arrested nearly two months after the crash, facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash with injury and serious bodily injury.
A Region Still Grappling With Pedestrian Deaths
The search for Saturday's driver comes amid broader concern over pedestrian safety in the area. The 2026 Dangerous By Design report ranked the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area 14th worst in the nation for pedestrian deaths, an improvement from its No. 1 ranking in 2022, according to The News-Journal. The metro area recorded 127 pedestrian deaths and a rate of 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people over the five-year period covered by the report, 2020 through 2024.
The News-Journal also reported that the first five months of 2026 alone produced 12 pedestrian fatalities across Volusia and Flagler counties, including 11 in Volusia County through May 30. Despite the grim tally, the outlet noted that Deltona-Daytona-Ormond was the only metro area among the 15 worst in the country that was trending toward fewer pedestrian deaths rather than more.
For now, the identity of the driver who struck and killed the woman on LPGA Boulevard remains unknown, and police have not said whether any leads have emerged since the crash. Investigators are continuing to rely on the public for information as they work to track down the sedan.
