TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police are asking for the public's help to find a driver in a deadly hit-and-run.
Officials say this happened just before 3 a.m. Tuesday morning when police responded to a report of someone being hit by a vehicle in the area of North Orient Road and East 8th Avenue.
Investigators believe a man was walking on Orient Road when a dark pick-up truck struck him from behind. The suspect reportedly fled the scene.
Evidence left at the scene and surveillance footage from a local business led police to believe the truck involved was a Nissan Titan.
The unidentified man hit by the truck was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing. Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call 813-231-6130 or submit an anonymous tip via Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-Tips (8477).
