Animal Planet star Ed Cassano killed in hit-and-run while looking at snake
An 81-year-old Animal Planet star was mowed down in front of a childhood pal in a hit-and-run after pulling over to the side of a highway to look at a snake. Floridian wildlife enthusiast Ed Cassano, who starred in the exotic pets documentary “Fatal Attractions” in 2010, was struck on the highway in rural Arizona allegedly by 57-year-old driver Ricky Finch on Aug.
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An 81-year-old Animal Planet star was mowed down in front of a childhood pal in a hit-and-run after pulling over to the side of a highway to look at a snake. Floridian wildlife enthusiast Ed Cassano, who starred in the exotic pets documentary “Fatal Attractions” in 2010, was struck on the highway in rural Arizona allegedly by 57-year-old driver Ricky Finch on Aug. 7, according to the local outlet Gila Valley Central. Cassano, a dad of two, was found dead lying in the road, while Finch allegedly fled the scene in his white Ford Fusion.
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- An 81-year-old Animal Planet star was mowed down in front of a childhood pal in a hit-and-run after pulling over to the side of a highway to look at a snake. Floridian wildlife enthusiast Ed Cassano, who starred in the exotic pets documentary “Fatal Attractions” in 2010, was struck on the highway in rural Arizona allegedly by 57-year-old driver Ricky Finch on Aug.
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Animal Planet star Ed Cassano killed in hit-and-run while looking at snake
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