HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a pedestrian is suffering from serious injuries after being struck by a pickup truck Saturday night.
A Chevrolet Silverado pickup was traveling eastbound on SR 574, west of Lindsey Road when the truck struck a pedestrian.
Following the crash, the driver drove away from the scene only to return to it two hours later.
FHP Troopers later arrested the driver, identified as 27-year-old Mauro Alfanso Caalmaez of Plant City, for leaving the crash scene with serious injury and driving with no license.
The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
