15-year-old girl sustains serious injuries when struck by car that fled scene while waiting at bus stop on Champion Avenue in Lehigh Acres, Florida
Driver wanted in Lehigh Acres hit-and-run that seriously injured teenager
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), at 6:38 a.m. a pickup truck was traveling north on Champion Avenue. A 15-year-old girl was standing at a bus stop area on Champion Avenue when the pickup truck swerved off the road and hit the girl.
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