FHP asking for help in finding Aug. 10 hit and run driver of bicyclist in Archer, FL on US 41 near SW 139th Ave.
Alachua County, Florida - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is seeking any information the public may have about a hit and run vehicle, or its driver, that was involved in a traffic crash that occurred in Archer, Florida (in Alachua County) on Thursday night, August 10, 2023 at 10:20 p.m.
A 25 year-old woman from Williston, Florida was riding her bicycle, travelling south on U.S. Hwy. 41, near SW 139th Ave., in Archer, Florida - in front of the hit and run vehicle - which was also traveling south on U.S. Hwy. 41. Approximately 50 feet north of SW 139th Ave., the vehicle - an unknown make and model - struck the bicycle and it's rider, and then fled the scene.
The hit and run vehicle may have damage to its right front, and also may have a broken passenger side mirror.
As a result of the collision, the female bicycle rider sustained serious injuries and was transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida for medical treatment.
If you have any information that may be relevant to this incident, please call the FHP Regional Communications Center at 1-800-387-1290 or any Crime Stoppers organization.