Pedestrian killed in Hillsborough hit-and-run crash, search for motorcyclist underway: Troopers

Search for motorcyclist in deadly hit-and-run

Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a motorcyclist who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash last week in Hillsborough County.

More than a week after the deadly crash, FHP released surveillance video of the incident. The hit-and-run happened on Hillsborough Avenue near George Road shortly after midnight on March 18, according to troopers.

Investigators said the 32-year-old man from El Salvador was trying to cross Hillsborough Avenue when the motorcycle hit him at a high rate of speed. The man later died at the hospital, FHP confirmed.

Troopers are asking anyone with information about the hit-and-run to call *347 or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.

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