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Vehicle flees after hitting pedestrian in Tampa, police say

Investigators look for a driver who is suspected of hitting someone who later died.
Investigators are looking for suspect driver who hit a pedestrian in Tampa Friday night and fled the scene. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and LUIS SANTANA | Times ]

A car hit a pedestrian in Tampa and left the scene, and the pedestrian later died Friday night, Tampa police said in a statement.

The unnamed pedestrian was struck on the 3600 block of N. 50th Street and died from injuries at a hospital, police said.

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The driver fled the scene, according to police. Investigators believe the suspect was driving a 2018 or 2019 Honda Accord with a missing front grill.

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