Crime & Safety
74-Year-Old Man With Walker Killed After Being Struck On U.S. 92
Troopers are seeking the driver of a black Honda who struck the man and fled the scene.

SEFFNER, FL ? Florida troopers are searching for the driver of a car that struck and killed a 74-year-old Tampa man using a walker to cross U.S. 92 west of Williams Road Wednesday night.
According to the highway patrol, at 7:55 p.m., a black Honda was heading west on U.S. 92 when it hit the man and fled the scene. Troopers investigating the crash recovered pieces of a side mirror indicating the make and model of the car. They believe the walker used by the man may have been dragged on impaled on the car as it drove away because it wasn't recovered at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the highway patrol by calling 813-558-1800 or *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
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