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Tampa Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal North 50th Street Hit-and-Run

Investigators identified the driver by linking vehicle debris to surveillance images of a gray Volkswagen Tiguan.

Overview

  • Jeramey Sanders, 30, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with a Monday night crash that killed a woman in her mid-40s near N 50th Street and E 30th Avenue.
  • Evidence indicated the fleeing vehicle was a 2018–2024 gray Volkswagen Tiguan, and an officer later spotted a matching SUV at an ATM near W Hillsborough Avenue and N Armenia Avenue.
  • Police found Sanders at a nearby store, determined he was driving on a suspended license, and impounded the SUV.
  • Sanders was booked on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and violation of the financial responsibility law.
  • A second driver who struck the victim after the initial impact stopped, called 911, and cooperated with investigators.