Victim's Daughter: 'Please Come Forward'

As Clearwater Police continue to look for the motorist responsible for a Thursday evening hit-and-run crash, the victim’s daughter has released a statement.

“She is someone’s mother, someone’s grandmother, someone’s aunt,” Quantel Whiting said of her mother, Tammie, 53.

Tammie Whiting was crossing Myrtle Avenue around 6:15 p.m. when she was struck by a silver four-door sedan. Police say Tammie was in the designated crosswalk and was crossing on green. The car involved, believed to be a Ford Taurus, was heading south in the median lane, ran a red light and struck the woman before fleeing the scene, police said.

Tammie Whiting suffered critical injuries in the crash.

“She doesn’t deserve what happened to her,” Quantel said. “Please come forward. Please turn yourself in.”

Tammie Whiting is a mother of our and a grandmother to six children.

Anyone with information in the case or about the motorist involved is asked to call the Clearwater Police Department at 727-562-4242 or email tips@myclearwater.com. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS or using the TIP411 system by texting the tip to 847411 and using the keyword CWPD.

Photo of Tammie Whiting and granddaughter Quanisha Woodward courtesy of the Whiting family and Clearwater Police