Hit-and-run driver accused of killing bicyclist on U.S. 92 arrested

TAMPA, Fla. - Troopers have arrested a man they said hit and killed a bicyclist earlier this month and took off.

The backstory:

The crash happened on December 20, 2025, shortly before 10:40 p.m. on U.S. 92, east of Mobile Villa Drive.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a vehicle described as a silver or dark-colored mid-sized SUV was traveling westbound on U.S. 92 when it traveled onto the shoulder of the highway and collided with a bicyclist who was also traveling westbound.

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The bicyclist, a 38-year-old Nicaraguan man, died at the scene.

Post-collision, troopers said the driver took off. 

Dig deeper:

On Monday, FHP announced that it had arrested Lijah Ibin Muhammad-Roomes, 34, at his Tampa home.

Troopers said the suspect vehicle, a 2001 Honda Passport, was recovered.

Muhammad-Roomes was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash.