A 23-year-old Maryland man is in critical condition following a hit-and-run on U.S. 1 at Mile Marker 82 on Dec. 8. Police are seeking the driver of the vehicle who fled the scene after hitting the man who was crossing the road.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle was traveling northbound on U.S. 1 just after 9 p.m. when it collided into the man. Following the collision, the vehicle fled in an unknown direction as the man laid on the ground.
Another vehicle driven by a Kansas man was traveling on U.S. 1 a few hundred feet behind the hit-and-run driver. According to FHP, the driver in the second vehicle, a Ford Escape, didn’t see the man on the ground after the first vehicle hit him and ran over him.
The man was airlifted via Trauma Star to Jackson South Hospital for treatment. He was listed in critical condition as of Dec. 8.
FHP Lt. Kathleen McKinney said an investigation is ongoing. It’s believed the hit-and-run vehicle sustained heavy damage to its front end. But police say they have no additional information at this time on the vehicle.
