Boy, 13, Critical After New Year’s Eve Hit-And-Run

RUSKIN, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for help identifying the driver of a green SUV that struck a boy on a bicycle on New Year’s Eve and then took off from the scene.

According to the agency, the vehicle was heading south on U.S. 41 in the inside lane south of State Road 674 around 7:20 p.m. Dec. 31. At that time, Cameron Fuller, 13, was crossing U.S. 41 from west to east south of the marked crosswalk. The SUV’s driver didn’t see the bike, a highway patrol report said. The front of the vehicle hit the bike, but then kept on going.

Fuller was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital with critical injuries after the crash, the report said.

Witnesses have said the vehicle is believed to be a green 2000 to 2006 Chevrolet Suburban. It likely has damage in the area of its left front headlight.

Anyone with information about the crash or motorist involved is asked to call the patrol at 813-631-4020.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol