Woman killed in early morning crash on State Road 40, family demands answers

A 54-year-old woman is dead after a driver struck her while she was crossing State Road 40 early Monday morning, and her family says they want answers.Ocala police say they received a call around 7 a.m. after a 64-year-old man driving eastbound on State Road 40 hit Lisa Julian as she crossed the road at an intersection. The crash closed roads in Marion County. Whether Julian was in a crosswalk at the time is still unclear, police said.Family left grievingJanet Lozito, Julian’s sister-in-law, found out about the crash when Julian’s son called her a few hours after it happened.“He goes, grandma, he goes, I just want to let you know somebody hit her and smeared her all over the road,” Lozito said.Lozito said Julian came into her life when she was just 7 years old and was like the daughter she never had. She described Julian as the baby of the family and a mother.“It’s a terrible thing, what happened to her. I mean, it’s very hard,” Lozito said.Lozito said it was unlike Julian to walk into