Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Crash Pushed Car Into Pasco County Home: FL Highway Patrol
A Tampa man was seriously injured when an out-of-control SUV hit a parked car, propelling it through a home, Florida Highway Patrol said.
PASCO COUNTY, FL — Investigators are looking for a hit-and-run suspect who ran from the scene after crashing an SUV into a Pasco County home early Tuesday morning, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
A Chevy Tahoe was heading south on U.S. 41 around 12:30 a.m. when the driver, a woman, lost control and left the road.
She drove more than 150 feet along the sidewalk and through a chain link fence before hitting an unoccupied car parked in the driveway at 4535 U.S. 41, FHP said.
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The impact propelled the car, followed by the SUV, into the home.
The car continued through an interior wall and hit a 37-year-old Tampa man, who was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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The SUV’s driver, who “appeared very disoriented,” got out of the vehicle and left the scene on foot, FHP said.
She is described as a white woman in her mid-30s with shoulder-length reddish blonde hair. She is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, troopers said.
Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
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