PLANT CITY, Fla. — Police say they have found the man responsible for killing a person during a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Plant City.
Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 27, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving while license suspended involving death or serious bodily injury.
A man was found lying on the side of the road around a little after 7 a.m. in the area of 4000 block of Airport Road, the Plant City Police Department said in a news release.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary information showed that the incident was the result of a hit-and-run crash.
Vehicle debris at the crash scene was believed to belong to Rodriguez's vehicle. Authorities say they then began to search the area for a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The vehicle was found on West Ball Street in Plant City and had the same damage that was consistent with the vehicle debris at the crash site.
"An interview was conducted and post-Miranda, police investigators learned... Rodriguez... was operating the vehicle earlier this morning and was the last person to operate the vehicle," the police department wrote in the news release.
Anyone with other information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Plant City Police Department at 813-757-9200.