DADE CITY, Fla. — Paint chips left behind from a deadly hit-and-run crash could be that of a suspect's vehicle.
Leon Gilbert-Bailey, a 24-year-old Dade City man, was walking Saturday night along the west shoulder of U.S. 301 just south of Gould Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
An unknown make and model car hit the man while he was out on the walk.
Gilbert-Bailey was taken to an area hospital, where he died.
Troopers say the suspect's car is believed to have damage to the right-front portion of the vehicle, right headlamp assembly, engine hood, windshield and A-pillar. The car also could be teal in color as seen in the paint chips.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol at 813-558-1800.
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