TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police say they have found the man responsible for seriously hurting another person during a hit-and-run crash Monday evening.
At 7:10 p.m., authorities arrived at West Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard after receiving a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian who has been identified as a man, the police department said in a news release.
Police say they performed life-saving measures on the pedestrian and he was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital with significant injuries. He is expected to survive.
The driver fled the scene and was identified as 37-year-old Samuel Leppert, authorities say.
The police department said in an updated news release he was found. Charges are pending for Leppert.
As a result of the crash, westbound Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Gomez Avenue were initially closed but have since been reopened.