Wesley Chapel man killed in hit-and-run crash, body discovered 12 hours later: FHP

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Florida Highway Patrol says a 39-year-old man is dead after being hit by an SUV that left the scene in Wesley Chapel Sunday night.

Timeline:

According to FHP, at around 7 p.m., an SUV, possibly a Toyota 4Runner, struck a man walking southbound on the edge of Boyette Road, north of Vienna Woods Lane.

The pedestrian was killed in the crash, and the driver of the SUV left the scene after the collision.

Troopers say a passerby found the pedestrian’s body just before 7 a.m. on Monday.

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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.

The Source: Information for this story was gathered from the Florida Highway Patrol.

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