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Hit-and-run in Hillsborough County leaves man seriously hurt, troopers searching for driver

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  November 28, 2024 9:40am EST
Hillsborough County
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Search for hit-and-run driver in Hillsborough County

The Florida Highway Patrol released surveillance video showing the driver of a Dodge Ram who investigators say took off after hitting a pedestrian, leaving him with serious injuries. It happened in Wimauma on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

WIMAUMA, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Hillsborough County on Wednesday night.

According to FHP, a black 2002-08 model Dodge Ram hit the 64-year-old victim shortly before 6:30 p.m. along State Road 674 east of 4th Street in Wimauma.

The initial impact caused the victim to get hit by another vehicle, a Cadillac XTS, FHP said. That driver stayed at the scene.

The victim went to the hospital with serious injuries, according to troopers.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Hillsborough County on Wednesday night. (Image courtesy of FHP.)

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Hillsborough County on Wednesday night. (Image courtesy of FHP.)

Surveillance video released by FHP shows the Dodge Ram and its driver, who troopers say drove away from the scene.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.

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