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A 68-year-old Stuart woman was in serious condition late Monday after she was injured in a hit-and-run crash that morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Janet T. Anastasia, was struck while walking in the area of Southeast Washington Street and Southeast Dryfus Avenue, FHP said. The crash happened just after 10:30 a.m. along the south shoulder of the roadway. Anastasia was rushed to Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce with serious injuries. According to FHP, Anastasia was struck by white Jeep SUV. A woman in the Jeep then drove away.
A 27-year-old Stuart man died early Saturday in a wreck on Southwest Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Philip Wade Harvey Jr. was driving his 2011 Hyundai Accent eastbound near Southwest Mapp Road when a 2009 Acura MDX struck him from behind, FHP said. The Acura continued its forward motion and pushed Harvey’s Hyundai through the intersection and further down the roadway.
A man in his 50s is in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle in Fort Pierce Thursday morning. The SUV involved in the crash did not stop. According to St. Lucie Fire Rescue, the man was riding his bike on 25th Street near Orange Avenue around 10:10 a.m. when he was hit. Fort Pierce Police officers are investigating the crash. There is no information on the driver of the vehicle or description of the SUV at this time.
Officials are searching for black pick-up truck with an extended cab and tinted windows that left the scene of a fatal bicycle crash early Monday morning in St. Lucie County. The bicyclist, later identified as Nelson Reeves, 64, was traveling in the bike lane northbound on State Road A1A when it was hit by the truck just before 8 a.m. in Jensen Beach, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. There is no description of the driver available. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.