Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested In Gulfport Scooter Crash: Pinellas Sheriff

GULFPORT, FL — Two people were injured Friday night when the electric scooter they were on was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said.

The crash happened at 7:20 p.m. at the intersection of Gulfport Boulevard and Luana Lane South. Gulfport police and fire and rescue personnel responded to the location and discovered two people lying in the roadway.

Both victims, a 61-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, are in stable condition on Monday.

Deputies identified the suspect's vehicle as a red 1997 Ford Econoline van registered to 77-year-old Eugenijus Sviderskas, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Sviderkas admitted to driving the van and hearing a loud thud, but didn’t stop, the sheriff’s office said.

He was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

Both victims are in stable condition on Monday.

See Also:

• Tampa Police Officer Arrested For Domestic Violence: Hillsborough Sheriff
• Plane Collides With Vehicle At Tampa International Airport
• 1 Killed, 1 Missing, 2 Hurt As Boat Flips Near Fort Myers, Reports Say