Tavares police asking for information on hit-and-run from 1 month ago

Victim sustained significant injuries to head

(KPRC/File)

TAVARES, Fla. – The Tavares Police Department is asking for information that may lead to a suspect from a hit-and-run that happened last month.

Police said around 12:51 a.m. on April 24, a woman was hit by a dark 4-door vehicle in the area of Key West Resort and The Doghouse sports bar.

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Responding officers said she sustained significant injuries to her head. According to the department, bystanders told police, “She’s bleeding from her head bad!”

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The police report said an officer said the woman had a large open would where they could “see her skull.”

The driver of the vehicle left the scene without helping the victim, according to police. Police said the suspect is a white man.

Anyone who has any information on this incident is asked to call the police at (352) 742-6200.


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