Motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run driver in Mulberry

A motorcyclist was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Mulberry on Friday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Paul Lavon Wooten Jr. of Mulberry was riding a Honda on Bailey Road near Wells Road around 11:15 p.m. when he was struck from behind, investigators say. Wooten was taken to Lakeland Regional Health hospital, where he later died. The other driver fled the scene.

Detectives are looking for a white pickup truck, possibly a Ford F-150 or F-250, with lifts and chrome wheels and rims, which they say was following the motorcycle before the crash.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the crash or the truck to call the sheriff's office at 863-298-6200.