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Sheriff: 1 dead after hit-and-run in Tampa

Authorities said the incident happened shortly after midnight on Orient Road just south of Zeimis Drive.

TAMPA, Fla. — A man is dead after a hit-and-run early Saturday morning in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities said the crash happened shortly after midnight on Orient Road just south of Zeimis Drive. 

The man was reportedly walking in the middle of the roadway when a Dodge Neon hit him, knocking him into the northbound traffic lanes, according to a sheriff's office news release.

The driver of the Neon stopped to render aid. 

"During this time, an unidentified silver SUV came around stopped traffic in the northbound lanes, and hit the victim again, dragging him a short distance," the news release said. 

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Deputies believe the suspect’s vehicle is possibly an early 2000s silver Ford Explorer or Mercury Mountaineer.

Authorities describe the driver of the Dodge Neon as a man possibly in his 40s who has dirty blonde hair with a beard while the passenger may be a woman in her 40s, heavy set, with brown hair below her shoulders. Both people in the car were wearing white tank tops, deputies say.

Surveillance cameras nearby showed an image of the vehicle. Deputies are asking if anyone has any information related to this incident to call 813-247-8200.

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