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FL Patrol Searches For Hit-And-Run Driver With Fake License Plate

Authorities are searching for the driver who crashed a speeding Mercedes sedan and ran from the scene. The car had a fake license plate.

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Authorities are searching for the driver who crashed a speeding Mercedes C Class sedan in Hernando County and ran from the scene. The car had a fake California license plate.
Authorities are searching for the driver who crashed a speeding Mercedes C Class sedan in Hernando County and ran from the scene. The car had a fake California license plate. (Florida Highway Patrol)

BROOKSVILLE, FL — Authorities are searching for the driver who crashed a speeding Mercedes C Class sedan in Hernando County and ran from the scene.

The crash happened about 5 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound SR-50. Near the intersection of US-98, the driver lost control and the vehicle went off the road, struck a state highway sign and fence, and then hit several trees before stopping, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Following the crash, the unknown driver ran away, leaving behind the vehicle with a fake California license plate that reads "RUNFST."

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Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.

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