Tampa Hit-And-Run Driver Sought By Troopers

TAMPA, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is on the hunt for a driver involved in a Monday morning hit-and-run on Interstate 75 near Fletcher Avenue.

According to the patrol, a sedan was traveling southbound on Interstate 75 around 8:45 a.m. July 3. As that vehicle moved in the center outside lane, a Nissan Altima driven by Iesha Thompson, 25, was heading south in the center inside lane.

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Troopers say the driver of the unknown sedan made an abrupt lane change and hit the right side of Thompson’s Altima. The Altima hit a guardrail while the other driver “fled the scene of the crash,” a highway patrol report said.

Thompson was hospitalized following the crash with injuries that are described as minor.

Troopers are now looking for a dark-colored sedan. No further descriptive information is available.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call the patrol at *FHP or 813-631-4020. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS or by going online to www.crimestopperstb.com.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol