Suspect’s vehicle identified in hit-and-run homicide

Sep 18, 2023 9:30 am
This 2010 light green Hyundai Sonata with Florida tag Y490YQ hit and killed a pedestrian near 3300 Clark Butler Blvd. on Friday afternoon.
Gainesville Police located the 2010 light green Hyundai Sonata that allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian near 3300 Clark Butler Boulevard on Sept. 15.
Courtesy of GPD

Law enforcement is searching for a 2010 light green Hyundai Sonata that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run homicide on Friday.

According to a Gainesville Police Department (GPD) release, the vehicle entered a parking lot in the area of 3300 Clark Butler Blvd. around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at a high rate of speed, struck the pedestrian and fled. The vehicle’s Florida tag is Y49OYQ.

Emergency responders transported the adult male pedestrian to UF Shands Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

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Anyone with information regarding the incident or the location of the vehicle is asked to call 352-393-7744 or 352-955-1818.

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Kristina

If you have the tag you gave registration and a name. Go get this person.

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Mike

There must be a lot of cameras monitoring everybody.

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