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FHP locates vehicle connected to deadly hit & run driver

CALLAHAN, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said it has located a 2007 Toyota Tundra in connection to a deadly high and run accident that happened in Callahan.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian Sunday afternoon.

The accident happened around 1:15 p.m. on U.S. 1 south of Zidell Road.

The Toyota was traveling southbound when the pedestrian was on the left lane of US-1 for an unknown reason, according to the FHP report.

The front of the Toyota hit and killed the pedestrian and the driver kept going.

Highway patrol found the vehicle a few miles from the crash location, abandoned in a parking lot.

If you have any information regarding the crash, you're asked to call Crimestoppers at 866-845-TIPS (8477).