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Clearwater police: Hit-and-run driver leaves elderly woman injured

Police say the 75-year-old woman is being treated with critical injuries.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Authorities are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run after it left an elderly woman injured, Clearwater police say.

The department says the incident happened around 8:36 p.m. Tuesday near the parking lot of Rumba Island Bar and Grill, located off of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. The driver reportedly fled the scene in a dark-colored SUV.

Police say a 75-year-old woman was left seriously injured following the incident. She was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg, where authorities say she is in critical condition.

Anyone with information on the vehicle or the driver is asked to call Clearwater Police at 727-562-4242.

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