SPRING HILL, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers are investigating a hit-and-run incident that left a 16-year-old student injured in Spring Hill.
The incident occurred Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Monarch Street and Mariner Boulevard. A silver SUV, traveling westbound on Monarch Street, failed to stop at a posted stop sign and struck the teenager, who was walking to school.
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The driver of the SUV fled the scene, leaving the injured student behind. Fortunately, the student’s injuries were non-life-threatening, and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident or the driver of the silver SUV to contact FHP by calling *347 or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
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