Yasiel Ramirez Guitierrez, 25, killed in hit-and-run motorcycle collision on Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa, Florida
Modified Date:
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 3:59pmAccident Date:
Saturday, February 24, 2018Tampa police investigating fatal hit-and-run involving motorcycle
Details are limited, but the Tampa Police Department has confirmed that there was a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday morning involving a motorcyclist and two other vehicles.
Police release name of motorcyclist killed on Courtney Campbell Causeway
Guitierrez was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the roadway, where he was struck by two other vehicles, police said. The driver of one of the vehicles stopped, the other driver kept driving west, according to police.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunPeople Involved:
Yasiel Ramirez Guitierrez
Roadway:
Courtney Campbell CausewayCity:
Tampa, FLCounty:
Hillsborough County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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