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FHP looking for hit-and-run driver who crashed into parked car, striking Tampa man

FHP looking for hit-and-run driver who crashed into parked car, striking Tampa man
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is looking for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a parked car, sending it through the wall of a home and hitting a man who was inside.

Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, the driver of a Chevy Tahoe traveling on US-41 lost control, smashing through a fence and into a parked Honda Fit, FHP said. The impact caused the Fit to crash through the wall of the home, hitting a 37-year-old Tampa man who was inside. The man was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries.

FHP looking for hit-and-run driver

After the crash, the driver of the Chevy Tahoe got out of the vehicle and ran away. A witness described the driver as a white female who was approximately 5'7" and in her mid-30s with shoulder-length reddish-blonde hair.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is being asked to contact *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS (8477).

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