3 children injured in hit-and-run crash on Florida highway

Thursday
Dec 28, 2017 at 7:41 AM Dec 28, 2017 at 7:41 AM

Associated Press

TAMPA — The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a pickup truck who was involved in a crash on Interstate 75 that left three young children injured.

The agency said in a news release that two girls — ages 6 and 8 — were ejected from the SUV they were riding in when a pickup truck hit the vehicle on I-75 south of Tampa on Wednesday night.

The SUV went into the grassy median and overturned. The youngest girl wasn't wearing a seat belt and received critical injuries. The older girl was ejected even though she was wearing a seat belt. A 10-year-old boy wasn't ejected but was seriously injured. The driver received minor injuries.

Troopers found the truck abandoned about 13 miles away.

An investigation continues.

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Thursday
Dec 28, 2017 at 7:41 AM Dec 28, 2017 at 7:41 AM

Associated Press

TAMPA — The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a pickup truck who was involved in a crash on Interstate 75 that left three young children injured.

The agency said in a news release that two girls — ages 6 and 8 — were ejected from the SUV they were riding in when a pickup truck hit the vehicle on I-75 south of Tampa on Wednesday night.

The SUV went into the grassy median and overturned. The youngest girl wasn't wearing a seat belt and received critical injuries. The older girl was ejected even though she was wearing a seat belt. A 10-year-old boy wasn't ejected but was seriously injured. The driver received minor injuries.

Troopers found the truck abandoned about 13 miles away.

An investigation continues.

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