Lakeland Police Search For Driver of Vehicle In Hit-And-Run Pedestrian Death

LAKELAND, FL - The Lakeland Police Department is asking for information to help find the driver who hit a pedestrian walking along U.S. 92 East early Friday morning. The pedestrian, Brandon Mills, 24, of Opa Locka died at the scene about 3 a.m., police said.

Lakeland police found Mills in the roadway and determined that he had been struck by a vehicle while he was walking. Based on preliminary observations, police say it appears that a vehicle was traveling westbound on US 92 E, traveling in the outside lane. The pedestrian was walking along US 92 E, possibly in the shared bicycle lane.

The vehicle struck or sideswiped the pedestrian, causing him to fall to the ground, police said. The roadway evidence showed that upon landing in the roadway, the pedestrian tumbled and slid approximately 43 feet and came to final rest in the bicycle path on the north side of the roadway.

Based on vehicle parts found in the roadway, the suspect’s vehicle is possibly a Mitsubishi Outlander. No witnesses have been identified.

Police are asking for any witnesses to the crash and or anyone who knows of a vehicle matching a Mitsubishi Outlander with fresh front end damage, especially to the grill, to call Officer Tyler Anderson at 863-834-2553.

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