Tampa Bay Injury Attorney Blog
WIMAUMA, FL – As of Monday, Florida Highway Patrol has identified and arrested the hit-and-run suspect responsible for fatally hitting a 19-year-old man riding a bicycle.
New details from the Tampa Bay Times indicate that the suspect, 20-year-old Jaquelin Lopez Velasquez from Mulberry, had turned herself in at the Tampa Florida Highway Patrol office on Monday, Nov. 25.
To recap, the crash took place before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, on eastbound S.R. 674 west of 4th Street. Immediately after the bicycle and Lopez Velasquez’s red Dodge Charger made contact, the cyclist, a man from Guatemala, succumbed to fatal wounds.
Lopez Velasquez immediately fled the scene and left some car parts behind, which was used as evidence to try and locate her.
Once Lopez Velasquez turned herself in, authorities booked her into the Hillsborough County Jail, and she is set to be charged for leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in a fatality.
If your loved one’s life was lost unexpectedly, it’s imperative that you take all the time you need to grieve and recover after this tragic event. As you focus on healing and your family, our Hillsborough County wrongful death lawyer can offer support with respect to your wrongful death claim. If you do decide to enlist legal aid from Whittel & Melton, LLC, then you can count on our attorney to fiercely advocate on your behalf to hold the other party responsible for their actions and preserve when it comes to seeing that you get fully compensated for every cent lost as a result of this collision, i.e., funeral and burial expenses, medical bills, lost income, etc. Don’t wait. Schedule a free, no-risk consultation online or by phone at 866-608-5529 to start cultivating a plan toward justice.