Woman struck by SUV in Middleburg parking lot

65-year-old Patricia Hutchinson in critical condition; driver in hit-and-run located

MACCLENNY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a 65-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a 2003 Buick Rendevous. Trooper say the driver was found several hours later at a nearby home.

It happened at 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot of a Kangaroo gas station on Blanding Boulevard and County Road 215.

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Authorities said the SUV was backing out of a parking space when it struck Patricia Hutchinson as she was walking across the parking lot to enter the store. The Buick then took off from the scene.

Hutchinson was taken to UF Health with critical injuries.

The gas station did have surveillance video. Several witnesses also provided officers with a description of the Buick and the driver, who was found overnight. 

News4Jax is trying to learn more about the driver and what charges he may face.


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