NICHOLAS HARRISON, JR.

     Tampa Police officers arrested a 38-year-old Hispanic man who turned himself in as the suspect in a hit and run accident. At approximately 6:00 p.m., Nicholas Harrison, Jr. turned himself in at the Tampa Police
District 3 office.

     At approximately 3:57 a. m. Friday, April 19, 2024, officers began investigating a fatal vehicle vs moped accident.

     The investigation revealed that the suspect was driving a 2007 Dodge Charger
and was traveling eastbound on E. Hillsborough Ave. The victim, a Black male, who was also traveling eastbound, was driving a moped. Both the defendant and victim were
traveling in the inside lane when Harrison’s vehicle struck the rear of the
victim’s moped. Harrison fled the scene and continued traveling eastbound on
E. Hillsborough Ave., with the moped lodged in the front bumper of his vehicle.
The moped eventually dislodged and was located less than a mile away from the scene.

     Upon their arrival, officers located the victim on scene, where he was later
pronounced deceased. He has not been identified.

     After turning himself in, Harrison was transported to Orient Road Jail and charged with one felony count of leaving the scene of a crash with death.

     The Tampa Police Department reminds the community to stay on scene when involved in a crash. Once you leave the scene, you may face criminal charges,
especially if the crash results in serious injury or death.