TFP File Photo PINELLAS PARK, Fla, - Police in Pinellas Park are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened on Wednesday night. On Wednesd
PINELLAS PARK, Fla, – Police in Pinellas Park are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened on Wednesday night.
On Wednesday, at around 9:00 p.m., Pinellas Park Police Department responded to the 9500 block of US Highway 19 N for reports of a vehicle-versus-bicyclist crash.
Deputies say the bicyclist was traveling northbound on US Highway 19 N on the east side of the roadway, as they approached the off-ramp for 49th St. N.
The vehicle, a 2011 Black Chevrolet Impala, was also traveling northbound on US Highway 19 N when they made a sudden lane change to access the ramp for the 49th St. N exit.
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While making the lane change, the front of the vehicle struck the bicyclist.
The vehicle fled the scene and was located a short time later by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Olajuwon Simmons and was arrested for driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury.
The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital where they are listed as critical but stable condition.
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