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Police looking for driver in fatal hit-and-run in Ybor City

 
Tampa police are looking for the driver of this truck that investigators said struck and killed a pedestrian early Sunday in Ybor City. [Tampa Police Department]
Tampa police are looking for the driver of this truck that investigators said struck and killed a pedestrian early Sunday in Ybor City. [Tampa Police Department]
Published Feb. 26, 2017

YBOR CITY — Investigators are looking for a driver whose truck struck and killed a 36-year-old woman early Sunday, according to Tampa police.

The truck hit Jatha Royal at E 15th Avenue and N 15th Street in Ybor City, police said. The truck is described as a late 1990s or early 2000s model Ford with a driver who is a white or Hispanic male with dark hair.

Investigators ask that anyone with information about the truck contact the Tampa Police Department at (813) 231-6130.