Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run

HILLSBOROUGH, Fla. (WWSB) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a fatal crash that occurred in Riverview on the morning of July 4.

At approximately 4:50 a.m., HCSO received a 911 call reporting a serious crash near the intersection of Providence Road and Bloomingdale Avenue. When deputies arrived, they discovered a 19-year-old woman deceased at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle had fled on foot before authorities arrived.

According to preliminary findings and witness accounts, the victim was traveling on Providence Road when her vehicle was struck by a car that ran a red light at high speed on Bloomingdale Avenue…

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