PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The vehicle in a suspected hit-and-run crash that killed a man on I-275 has been located.
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said that they located the black 2024 Tesla Model X that allegedly hit a man changing a tire on Interstate 275 on Friday.
A Mazda 3, driven by a 37-year-old Lakeland man, was traveling southbound on Interstate 275, just north of 4th Street North in Pinellas County at about 8:19 p.m.
When the vehicle suffered a flat tire, the driver stopped along the shoulder of the interstate.
While outside changing the tire, the driver was struck by a passing vehicle, believed to be the Tesla, that failed to move over, according to an FHP report.
The driver was later taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
FHP said that they continue to investigate and will release additional details when they are avaliable.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
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