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Police investigate a fatal hit and run crash

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UPDATE -- Police have identified the pedestrian involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash.

22-year-old Aristides Perez was struck by a vehicle within the roadway of Hull Street.

FHP says a driver, possibly in a 1998-2003 Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition, hit Perez and later fled the scene.

If anyone has any information regarding a truck of this description with possible left front damage to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at 239-938-1800 or Crimestoppers

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LABELLE, Fla. -- Police are investigating a hit and run crash leaving one person dead.

It happened on Hull Street just south of Cowboy Way on Saturday before 4 a.m.

FHP says a driver, possibly in a 1998-2003 Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition, hit a pedestrian and later fled the scene.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead between the northbound and southbound lanes of Hull Street.

If anyone has any information regarding a truck of this description with possible left front damage to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at 239-938-1800 or Crimestoppers