LAKELAND, Fla. - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Guatemalan man after a hit-and-run that hospitalized a 28-year-old Lakeland man on October 9, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The backstory:

Erick De Leon, 21, was in the country illegally when the tan Nissan Altima he was driving struck the victim, who was on an E-bike, according to PCSO.

Witnesses to the crash told authorities that the victim was on Campbell Road West when he was struck from behind and run over by the Nissan.

That's when people nearby said they saw a hispanic man in his 20s get out of the car to look at the victim before putting the car in reverse and running him over again.

The witnesses provided a vehicle tag for the Nissan, which led investigators to a house on Old Tampa Highway.

Inside

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