Crime & Safety

Troopers Seek Men For Questioning In Hit-And-Run Death On US 19

The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for two men wanted for questioning in the hit-and-run death of a 46-year-old woman April 11.

HUDSON, FL -- The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for two men wanted for questioning in the hit-and-run death of a 46-year-old woman on Wednesday, April 11.

According to troopers, Jamie Dawn Patterson was killed around 11:30 p.m. when she walked into a car’s path on US 19, just south of State Road 52 in Hudson.

She died at the scene.

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The driver of the four-door sedan with dark tinted windows that struck her left the scene.

Shortly before the hit-and-run accident, two men were captured on a surveillance camera walking out of the Brass Flamingo bar, 9034 U.S.19, Port Richey. They got into a black Ford Taurus Limited and headed east on State Road 52.

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If you recognize these men or the car, contact the Florida Highway Patrol at (813) 558-1800 or Crime Stoppers at 800-873-TIPS.

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