TAMPA, Fla. - A 48-year-old Tampa man has surrendered to authorities in an April 7th hit and run accident that happened on Dale Mabry Highway in Tamp
TAMPA, Fla. – A 48-year-old Tampa man has surrendered to authorities in an April 7th hit and run accident that happened on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.
Authorities say Russel Theodore Balenger, 48, was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail Monday on the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death,
A 23-year-old Tampa man was killed riding his bicycle at 8:15 PM on April 7th, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say the SUV, driven by Russel Theodore Balenger, traveled southbound on Dale Mabry Highway’s inside lane just south of Hamilton Avenue when it collided with the bicycle traveling westbound across the southbound lanes of Dale Mabry Highway.
After the crash, investigators say the driver parked the SUV in an adjacent parking lot and fled on foot.
The victim suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.
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