Police found a vehicle in Lakeland they believe may be connected to the incident.
Plant City Police Department is searching for a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Charlie Taylor Road last night.
Police received a call around 7:30 p.m. and rushed to the scene where they found the body of a Hispanic man in his mid-40s to mid-50s approximately 1,000 feet west of Charlie Taylor Road.
Based on witness descriptions and evidence the police found at the scene, they believed a small SUV struck the pedestrian and then fled northbound on Charlie Taylor Road. They suspected the vehicle would have moderate to heavy damage on the driver’s side frontal area and the front bumper may be partially torn and hanging from the vehicle.
PCPD was contacted by Lakeland Police Department after they received a call of a suspicious vehicle in a wooded area south of a mobile home park. PCPD officers and LPD officers went out to the area and found a 2005 to 2007 Hyundai Tucson, black in color, that had heavy damage to its frontal and left frontal areas.
Police said a visual inspection of the vehicle showed the damage was consistent with the observations of the witness and the evidence found at the scene, so they impounded it and took it to PCPD for further inspection.
There is no driver or passenger information at this time. This is active investigation and additional information will come as it is released.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the department at 813-757-9200.
