Clewiston Pedestrian Killed In Hit And Run

 CLEWISTON, FL. -- The FHP reports a 55 year old female in Vehicle 1 was traveling east on County Road 80A (Old US Highway 27), approaching the intersection with Art Lawrence Road as Pedestrian 1, male age 18 was within the intersection of Old US Highway 27 and Art Lawrence Road. 

Driver 1 failed to observe Pedestrian 1. The front of Vehicle 1 collided with Pedestrian 1. Pedestrian 1 was propelled into a utility pole located on the south grass shoulder of Old US Highway 27. Pedestrian 1 came to rest on the grass shoulder of Old US Highway 27. 

Driver 1 fled the scene in Vehicle 1. Vehicle 1 was later located and impounded from the owner's residence in Clewiston. The exact time of this crash and the crash itself remain under investigation. 

Criminal charges are pending upon completion of the investigation.