TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police say they've arrested the driver who took off after hitting a bicyclist on Dale Mabry Hwy. late last month , leaving the victim seriously injured.

The backstory:

In the early morning hours of Aug. 27, the Tampa Police Department said a silver Chevrolet Equinox hit the victim on the northbound side of S. Dale Mabry Hwy. near W. Mango Ave.

Paramedics rushed the bicyclist to the hospital, where he was treated for critical injuries and has since been released.

Officers found the SUV along E. 12th Ave. hours later, but the driver was nowhere to be found.

On Tuesday, TPD said deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office tracked down Derrick Bass, 33, in the 7400 block of 56 St. and arrested him on Monday.

What they're saying:

"Hopefully, this arre

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