HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday morning that killed one person and injured another.
A vehicle was going east on US-92 west of Charlie Taylor Road around 3:13 a.m., according to FHP, as two people crossed the roadway.
FHP said the two people got in the way of the vehicle and were hit.
One pedestrian, a 40-year-old Plant City man, died, while another, a 28-year-old Plant City man, was seriously injured.
According to troopers, the vehicle fled the site of the incident and continued east.
“The Florida Highway Patrol is reminding Floridians about the consequences of leaving the scene of a crash and the challenges law enforcement face when investigating a hit-and-run crash,” the FHP said in a statement. “If involved in a crash, stay at the scene and call for help. Leaving the scene of a crash that results in property damage, injury, or death is against the law.”
Update September 6, 2023
Troopers continue to investigate the early morning fatal hit-and-run crash on US-92 and have narrowed their search to a 2007-2014 model silver or gray Mercedes Benz C-Class, with frontal damage including a headlamp and grill.
If you know anything about the crash, call *FHP or **TIPS.
