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UPDATE: April 15, 2026<\/p>\n
The man arrested for the fatal hit-and-run in Keysville is now facing additional charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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On April 14, 2026, through additional evidence, detectives were able to develop probable cause to charge Edwin Rapalo-Lorenzo, 27, with Vehicular Homicide (Leave the Scene) and Reckless Driving With Serious Bodily Injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This remains an active investigation. Any updates will be provided by the Public Affairs Office.<\/p>\n
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ORIGINAL: April 12, 2026<\/p>\n
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Keysville.<\/p>\n
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On April 11, 2026, at approximately 7:45 p.m., HCSO responded to reports of a traffic crash on Old Hopewell Road near Henry George Road.<\/p>\n
When deputies arrived, they found two individuals who had\u00a0been ejected\u00a0from a motorcycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Giovany Negron Talavera, 37, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The passenger of the motorcycle, an adult female, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, where she is in critical condition.<\/p>\n
At the scene, deputies learned the driver of the second vehicle involved had fled on foot\u00a0prior to\u00a0their arrival.<\/p>\n
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Through the investigation, deputies determined the driver of a Ford Explorer, Edwin Rapalo-Lorenzo, 27, was traveling eastbound on Old Hopewell Road when he crossed into the westbound lane and struck the motorcycle head-on.<\/p>\n
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Deputies immediately began searching for the driver. Aviation and K9 units responded, and through coordinated efforts, Rapalo-Lorenzo was located and taken into custody. He\u00a0was transported\u00a0to Tampa General Hospital for his injuries.<\/p>\n
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Rapalo-Lorenzo is facing the following charge:<\/p>\n
\n\tLeaving the Scene of a Crash Involving a Death
\n\tLeaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury
\n\tNo Valid\u00a0Drivers\u00a0License
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“This crash took a life and left another person fighting for theirs, and the driver chose to run instead of take responsibility,”\u00a0said Sheriff Chad Chronister.\u00a0“Our hearts are with the victims and their\u00a0family\u00a0as they face this loss, and we will ensure those responsible are held accountable.”<\/p>\n
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An immigration detainer will\u00a0be placed\u00a0on Rapalo-Lorenzo.<\/p>\n
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This remains an active investigation. Any updates will be provided by the Public Affairs Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATE: April 15, 2026 The man arrested for the fatal hit-and-run in Keysville is now facing additional charges.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-232983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}