Hit And Run In Clewiston's Harlem

Man In Critical Condition

CLEWISTON FL. -- The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run that left pedestrian 32-year old Timothy Baulkman in critical condition Friday morning about 5:30 a.m. A 2003 Mazda sedan struck Baulkman on Harlem Academy  Avenue at 11st Street in Clewiston's Harlem subdivision.

According to FHP Trooper Travis Parks, Baulkman was walking on the paved shoulder of the road when the vehicle turned and struck him, propelling him several feet in the air. Baulkman was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers.

The hit and run vehicle was later found in Belle Glade at 1326 NW 13th Street.