3 Vehicles, 2 Homes Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver

HOLIDAY, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for help tracking down a motorist said to be responsible for causing about $25,000 in damage to vehicles parked along a Holiday street Sunday morning. The same driver is also accused of slamming into two homes, causing another $10,000 in damage.

According to the patrol, the crash in question occurred around 3:30 a.m. April 2. A Ford pickup truck, said to be a 2007 model, was traveling south on Chatlin Road, nearing Jackson Drive, at the time. The truck’s driver, troopers say, lost control, ran off the road and smashed into a Dodge pickup, a Chevrolet pickup and a Mercedes that were all properly parked.

The Ford truck, troopers say, kept on going after hitting the three vehicles and struck two homes in the 3000 block of Jackson Drive.

After the crash, the truck’s driver fled the scene.

Anyone with information about motorist is asked to contact the highway patrol at 813-558-1800.

No further information is available at this time.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol