TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspect was found and taken into custody a day after Tampa police said he hit and killed a pedestrian on North 50th Street and kept driving.

Detectives said evidence pointed to 30-year-old Jeramey Sanders as the person behind the wheel in the deadly hit-and-run crash.

The initial incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday, near North 50th Street and East 30th Avenue, according to the police department.

Authorities said a woman in her mid-40s was hit by a car that had been heading southbound on North 50th Street.

The driver took off, leaving the victim in the roadway, and a second vehicle then hit the woman. Officials said the second driver stayed on scene, called 911 and cooperated with investigators.

Pieces of evidence at the scene, including parts from the first v

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