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Hit-and-Run Arrest After Man Dies From Golf Cart Fall

A man driving a golf cart fled the scene when his passenger suffered a deadly fall, police said

A 61-year-old man who was driving a golf cart when his passenger fell off and died of his injuries was arrested after fleeing the scene.

The incident occurred Friday around 10:40 p.m. when the 49-year-old victim, who was standing on the cart as Scott Sempson drove it northbound on Canyon Lake Drive at the intersection of Village Way Drive, fell and hit his head, sustaining "major injuries," the Canyon Lake Police Department said.

Sempson fled the scene before police arrived, but was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with felony hit-and-run, the department said.

It was not immediately clear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident.

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