CRESTVIEW — The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a car that allegedly struck a 14-year-old boy in Crestview and then fled the scene.
According to the FHP, the boy was walking to his bus stop this morning around 7:40 a.m. when he was reportedly struck from behind near the intersection of Lee Avenue and Crossland Street.
The boy was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.
The vehicle may be an older model Kia, perhaps brown in color, according to the FHP. The agency reported that the driver is believed to be a white woman.
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If you have any information about the driver, please call the FHP at *FHP or notify the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office at 850-651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850.863.TIPS.
