Chef at Disney’s Hollywood Studios killed in hit and run on his way to work

By Leah Zanolla | Published July 13, 2016

According to the Orlando Sentinel, local police are still searching “for the driver of a large vehicle, possibly an SUV or truck” that was involved in the accident that killed a Disney cast member on his way to work on July 5^th.

Harold Gist, a chef at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, was riding his motorcycle to work around 3:40am going west on Fortune Road.

Gist was allegedly hit by the large vehicle and “flung into the roadway before being hit by another vehicle traveling in the same direction.” The second vehicle to hit Gist stayed and waited for police, while the initial vehicle did not.

News source: Orlando Sentinel

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Leah Zanolla

Leah grew up in a little farming town in Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Her Chicago-born husband, David, left the city for her, and they're now raising their three children (Jacob, Jonah and Lydia) just 12 miles from her hometown. As the Senior Editor of the DIS (wdwinfo.com), Leah spends a lot of time writing about, reading about, and discussing Disney. So, it should come as no surprise that one of her family's favorite ways to spend time is going to Walt Disney World and traveling on Disney Cruise Line. She also enjoys shopping, watching movies with her husband and doing crafts with and for her kids.

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