TAMPA, Fla. – A driver was arrested for DUI homicide more than a week after a crash that killed a pedestrian on South Howard in tampaofficials said.

The Tampa Police Department said Pjeter Nesti Paci, 27, is now behind bars in Pinellas County.

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

Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail.

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

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

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

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