GULFPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said two people were critically injured in a hit-and-run that occurred Friday evening.
Police were notified of the crash at around 7:20 p.m. after they received multiple 911 calls about two people lying in the road at the intersection of Gulfport Blvd. and Luana Lane South.
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First responders arrived to find a 61-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman critically injured after being struck while riding an electric scooter.
PCSO said it appears the pair was hit from behind by a car, which did not stop to render aid and continued eastbound on Gulfport Blvd.
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The vehicle was described as an older SUV that sustained heavy front-end damage and had a triangle-shaped driver’s side window…