Hit and Run

Photos of the vehicle art the scene show it as a dark-colored model with undercarriage neon lighting.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the vehicle involved in a Dec. 25 fatal hit-and-run in DeSoto County is possibly a maroon colored, 2002-2005 Ford SUV, XLT Line or Eddie Bauer Edition version.

The Florida Highway patrol is charting what its officers call an "alarming" increase in hit-and-run crashes statewide for several years running, with Lee…

Estimates for traffic deaths in Florida climbed to more than 3,200 in 2016, a jump of nearly ten percent from the previous year. Lee County leads…

This month is Hit and Run Awareness Month, and the Florida Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to stay at the scene after a crash.

A bicyclist who was killed on Miami’s Rickenbacker Causeway is about to be immortalized in state law. A bill that's ready for the governor's signature…

A bill making its way through the Legislature would stiffen penalties for those who leave the scene of a car accident that involves a death. Currently, a…

A substantial rewrite of the Florida hit-and-run law is on its way to the Florida legislature thanks largely to friends of a Miami bicyclist who was…