Florida man killed in hit-and-run after helping stranded vehicle and his vehicle stolen

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A good Samaritan who pulled over on a highway to assist a car that appeared to be stranded was struck and killed by another driver, who then took off in the victim's car.

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While walking back to his 2015 Hyundai, Andoni was hit and killed by a 1996 Ford F-150 allegedly driven by Dana Thomas Byrd, 30, of St. Petersburg

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Byrd got out of his car, walked up to Andoni's body, and discovered the man was dead, according to the report. Byrd then allegedly drove off in the Hyundai, leaving his truck and Andoni's body behind. He later also abandoned Andoni's car at an Engineer Sales parking lot in St. Petersburg.

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The following day at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET, after Andoni's father contacted police about his missing son, officers found Byrd's abandoned F-150 and Andoni's body.

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Byrd was arrested later that day, and taken to Pinellas County Jail, where he was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death.

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