Crime & Safety
Tampa Bicyclist Seriously Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver
Tampa Police are asking for help identifying a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bicyclist on West Cleveland Street.
TAMPA, FL -- Tampa Police are asking for help identifying a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bicyclist on West Cleveland Street and S. Westland Avenue March 18 at about 1:38 a.m.
Dwayne Frederick, 47, was riding his bicycle westbound on Cleveland Street within the designated bicycle lane when he was struck from behind by a newer-model silver, full-size pickup truck, possibly a Ford F150, with a bed cover and step rails.
Frederick was thrown from his bicycle and was transported to Tampa General Hospital with serious injuries. If anyone has information, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-TIPS.
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