Hit-and-run driver fatally strikes 18-year-old teen in Bartow
BARTOW, FL – An 18-year-old teenager died after he was struck by the driver of a 2018 Hyundai sedan while walking to Bartow High School Wednesday.
This crash happened around 7:15 a.m. at East Pearl Street and South Jackson Avenue. Bay 9 News said that the suspect, who fled the scene, was later identified as 41-year-old Edgardo Joel Rosado Perez. He was also found to have been involved in a minor crash prior to this one.
Rosado Perez was found inside Brandon Mall, and his damaged Hyundai was found in his garage. He is currently in Hillsborough County Jail.
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