TAMPA, Fla. — A pedestrian was killed after being hit by an SUV early Sunday morning.
28-year-old Stuart Cobb was traveling eastbound on SR-574, near Williams Road when a 30-year-old pedestrian was walking in the travel lanes, FHP reported in a press release.
Cobb hit the man with his car. The 30-year-old later died from injuries at the scene of the crash, officials say.
According to FHP, Cobb left the scene and parked at a nearby Walmart, then walked back to where the body was.
He was arrested by troopers for leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
It is unknown at the time if Cobb was wearing a seatbelt.