16-year-old struck and injured by a hit-and-run car at Madison Street and Illinois Avenue in New Port Richey, Florida
16-year-old hospitalized after hit-and-run in New Port Richey
The driver of the car then took off from the scene, according to the New Port Richey Police Department. The boy was unresponsive when first responders arrived and was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital as a trauma alert patient. Police say he suffered "traumatic injuries to his lower body."
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A tip pointed officers to White, whose car showed damage consistent with the crash, according to police. She was charged with failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving injury, but further charges could be pending.
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