BSO searching for driver in Tamarac hit-and-run that left pedestrian critically injured
The Broward Sheriff s Office is asking for the masses s help identifying a driver who fled after striking a pedestrian on North State Road in Tamarac According to investigators the hit-and-run occurred around p m on Saturday near the block of North State Road Surveillance video shows a man overcoming the southbound lanes mid-block just north of Commercial Boulevard when the driver of a silver Toyota Camry sideswiped him with the front driver-side bumper The impact knocked the pedestrian to the pavement where he remained in the roadway Moments later an unidentified black sedan drove over the man and continued southbound bureaucrats disclosed Other motorists stopped and attempted to help Video then captured the Toyota driver pulling into a nearby Shell gas station exiting the car and walking toward the crash scene The driver then after hitting the pedestrian he pulled over in a nearby gas station and in the video you can see how this driver exits his bicycle and he walked toward the area where the crash occurred noted BSO spokesperson Claudinne Caro By this time particular vehicles have stopped and a few good Samaritans were trying to assist the pedestrian After briefly standing on the sidewalk as good Samaritans rendered aid the driver returned to the Camry and fled southbound Tamarac Fire Rescue transported the victim to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition BSO says the hit-and-run automobile is inferred to be a silver Toyota Camry with realizable front bumper damage on the driver s side and a missing passenger-side front hubcap The driver is described as a man wearing dark Bermuda shorts and a light sleeveless shirt Just do the right thing and turn yourself in declared Caro Imagine if it were you the victim of a crash and somebody else just leaves you abandoned in the pavement If you have any information on this crime call Broward County Crime Stoppers at - -TIPS Remember you can inevitably remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward of up to
