Car involved in deadly hit-and-run on I-275 found in Manatee County: FHP

The Florida Highway Patrol says the Tesla that was involved in a hit-and-run that killed a man days ago in St. Petersburg has been found in Manatee County.

Man killed while changing tire

What we know:

According to FHP, a 37-year-old Lakeland man was changing a tire along the shoulder on the southbound side of I-275 near 4th St. North around 8:20 p.m. last Friday when another car hit him. He later died at the hospital.

A man died on Friday, Jan. 24, after troopers say a driver hit him as he was changing a tire, then took off. (Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.)

A man died on Friday, Jan. 24, after troopers say a driver hit him as he was changing a tire, then took off. (Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.)

The driver took off, troopers said, and investigators later identified the car as a black 2024 Tesla Model X.

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FHP said the car was found parked outside a Manatee County home.

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What we don't know:

No other details were released on where exactly the car was found or who may have been driving at the time of the hit-and-run.

FHP also did not release the victim's name.

The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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