Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run on Busch Boulevard in Tampa

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TAMPA, Fla. - A man was arrested in Tampa after police say he struck and killed a pedestrian on Busch Boulevard late Thursday night and evaded law enforcement multiple times.

According to the Tampa Police Department, Vincent Oliver, 34, was driving east on Busch Boulevard near North 50th Street when he struck a 23-year-old who was attempting to cross outside the designated crosswalk. 

Oliver immediately left the scene, according to TPD, and officers responded at 11 p.m. to find the victim who was pronounced dead. 

According to police, Oliver's vehicle came to a rest near a convenience store where he took off again, this time on foot. 

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With the help of Air Service, K-9, and other patrol units, law enforcement tracked down Oliver hiding underneath a nearby vehicle about a mile away from the crash scene.

He was taken into custody and brought to a local hospital after telling officers he had ingested narcotics and was exhibiting erratic behavior. 

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After being discharged from the hospital, Oliver was booked into the Orient Road Jail where he faces charges of DUI manslaughter leaving the scene, leaving the scene of a crash with death, and resisting officer without violence, among others.