Suspected DUI driver arrested following fatal pedestrian crash on Adamo Drive

TAMPA, Fla. - One man is dead, and another has been arrested following a deadly crash on Adamo Drive early Monday morning. 

Tampa police say 23-year-old Mical Scott was driving a 2015 Chevrolet pickup east on Adamo Drive around 2:50 a.m. as 24-year-old Pannel Datilus was walking in the roadway, not at an intersection or a crosswalk. 

According to investigators, Scott struck Datilus and the impact sent him forward on Adamo Drive. 

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Officers and first responders from Tampa Fire Rescue say they performed CPR on Datilus, but he later died after being taken to a nearby hospital. 

Michal Scott mugshot courtesy of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. 

According to the Tampa Police Department, speed may have been a factor in the crash because the airbag fully deployed and there was heavy damage to the front of the truck. 

The truck was impounded to be processed for evidence. 

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After being evaluated by officers, Scott was placed under arrest for DUI. Police say additional charges are possible. 

The eastbound lanes of Adamo Drive were closed during the investigation, but reopened just before 7 a.m.