Driver arrested for DUI after hitting pedestrian near SoHo mall in Tampa: police

TAMPA, FL – The driver was detained Manslaughter under the influence of alcohol more than a week after a crash that killed a pedestrian on South Howard in Tampa– officials said.

The Tampa Police Department said 27-year-old Pjeter Nesti Paci is currently behind bars in Pinellas County.

Investigators say the crash occurred just after 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 22 in the 400 block of South Howard Avenue. Authorities said Paci was leaving the mall at Howard Avenue and Horatio Street in a 2013 Chevrolet HD2500 truck when he struck a 35-year-old man.

Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail.

According to TPD, the truck did not come to a complete stop before entering the road. The pedestrian was standing on the edge of the road when a truck hit him.

The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he died. According to officers, Paci remained at the scene of the accident.

Paci will be taken to Orient Road Jail in Tampa at a later date.

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