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17-year-old killed in Tarpon Springs hit-and-run

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TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Tarpon Springs Police are looking for a pickup truck after a fatal hit-and-run early Tuesday morning.

Police said the victim, a 17-year-old girl from Pompano Beach, was crossing U.S. 19 near Klosterman Road when she was hit. The truck believed to be a 2014-2017 silver Toyota Tundra, left the scene, according to police.

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The truck was last seen traveling northbound on U.S. 19. Anyone with information is asked to call Cpl. John Gibson or Officer Steve Gassen at 727-938-2849.

No other information has been released at this time.