Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Hit-And-Run

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A 41-year-old Bradenton man is in serious condition following a Sunday evening hit-and-run crash along 5th Street West and 51st Avenue West.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Joseph Lima was walking north on the east sidewalk of 5th Street West around 8:45 p.m. when he crossed at the marked crosswalk at 51st Avenue West.

As Lima was crossing, a vehicle struck him and then took off.

Troopers say the vehicle involved may be a sports car from the 1980s or 1990s that is white or grey in color. The car had a sloped front end.

Lima was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the highway patrol at 941-751-7647.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol