Highway Patrol Trooper in Hit-and-Run on I-75

At about 10:48 Wednesday night, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper reported that she was the victim of a hit-and-run on Interstate 75, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

Traveling southbound near mile marker 227, the trooper was driving in a marked patrol car in the right lane when an unknown vehicle traveling in the middle lane overtook her lane and hit her car.

The trooper wasn't able to identify the make, model or type of vehicle that continued traveling south on I-75 after striking her patrol car. The trooper tried to locate the vehicle that hit her, but was unable to. 

The trooper was not injured in the accident, but the FHP estimated about $1,500 damage to the 2006 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car.

Anyone with information about this accident is asked to call Sgt. Greg Mitchell at the Bradenton Florida Highway Patrol station at 941-751-8368.