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IN CUSTODY: Man charged in deadly Collier County hit and run from March

Crash happened on Oil Well Road off SR-29 on March 24
FHP says it's found the truck in a deadly hit and run in Collier County
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Update July 11, 9:40am
Florida Highway Patrol says 36-year-old Byron Lee Billie is now in the Collier Collier Jail, charged in a deadly hit and run on Oil Well Rd from March. A 64-year-old man was killed in the crash.

Oil Well Road Hit and Run Suspect
FHP says Byron Lee Billie is charged with a deadly hit and run from March on Oil Well Rd in Collier County

Investigators say they filed a felony warrant for his arrest and he turned himself into the Collier County Jail on July 8.

Update March 28 8:55pm
The Florida Highway Patrol says it's Traffic Homicide Unit found the truck Wednesday night. They say it was partially covered up with a tarp at a home in Hendry County. FHP says it has a person of interest, but is still looking for information about the crash, the driver, and anything that happened after the crash.

FHP: Truck in deadly hit and run found

Update (March 25 1:35pm)

The Florida Highway Patrol has released these additional pictures of the Chevy pickup truck involved in the fatal hit & run that claimed the life of a 64-year-old man on Oil Well Road in Collier County.

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Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who hit and killed a 64-year-old man who was riding his bike on Oil Well Road.

The crash happened at 7:45 am Sunday just east of State Road 29.

Troopers say the driver of a newer model white Chevrolet pickup truck hit the man from behind.

Monday morning FHP released video of the truck just before the crash.

If you know anything about the truck or the driver contact the Florida Highway Patrol or SWFL Crimestoppers.