Driver arrested for DUI after hitting pedestrian near SoHo shopping plaza in Tampa: Police

A driver was arrested for DUI manslaughter more than a week after a crash that killed a pedestrian on South Howard in Tampa, officials said. 

The Tampa Police Department said 27-year-old Pjeter Nesti Paci is now behind bars in Pinellas County. 

Investigators said the crash happened just after 2:45 a.m. on October 22 in the 400 block of South Howard Avenue. Authorities said Paci was driving out of a shopping plaza at Howard Avenue and Horatio Street in a 2013 Chevrolet HD2500 truck when he hit a 35-year-old man. 

Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail. 

The truck didn't come to a complete stop before entering the road, according to TPD. The pedestrian was standing near the edge of the road when the truck hit him. 

The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he died. Paci remained at the scene of the crash, according to officers. 

Paci will be taken to the Orient Road Jail in Tampa at a later time. 

STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA:

TampaCrime and Public Safety