ORANGE PARK, Fla. — A 20-year-old man was critically injured early Sunday when a silver car struck him in a crosswalk in Clay County and kept going, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. on State Road 21 (Blanding Boulevard) at Blairmore Boulevard, according to a FHP news release.
A silver sedan was traveling south in the inside lane when it hit the man, who was walking east in the crosswalk, troopers said.
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The sedan did not stop and continued south on Blanding Boulevard.
The pedestrian, an Orange Park resident, was taken to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition.
The sedan may have damage to its left front driver’s side, troopers said. The driver has not yet been identified.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Florida Highway Patrol at (904) 695-4000.
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