photo by: NorthEscambia.com
Five people, including children, were injured in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Century.
The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on Highway 29 near the southern town limits.
According to troopers, a northbound pickup truck had slowed to make a right-hand turn onto Salter’s Lake Road when it was struck by a northbound SUV traveling at a high rate of speed.
The impact caused the pickup truck to overturn, causing it to come to rest off the roadway just north of Salter’s Lake Road. The SUV then rotated into the paved median of Highway 29.
Witnesses reported that the SUV driver fled the scene on foot. Later, someone returned to the SUV in a white pickup truck, removed items from the vehicle, and left before law enforcement arrived.
Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office were unable to locate the driver.
The occupants of the pickup truck were transported by Escambia County EMS to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The Century and McDavid stations of Escambia County Rescue also responded to the scene.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about the crash to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at FHP or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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source: weartv
