PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is looking for a driver who they said was involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a mother and a child injured near West Palm Beach.
The crash occurred Friday at approximately 9:40 p.m. along Caribbean Boulevard.
Officials said a mother was pushing her 4-month-old baby in a stroller when a vehicle traveling westbound on Caribean Boulevard struck the pedestrians.
The mother and the child were treated on-scene by medical personnel and then transported to St. Mary's Medical Center for additional treatment.
The woman's husband, Vixama Jaydens, said their baby boy wasn't hurt but his wife will undergo surgery on a broken leg and rib.
"When I go to see my baby, I'm happy because he's not crying. He's okay, but when I see my wife I get upset," said Jaydens. "She's not well, she's not well. she's hurting and right now she can't talk very much.
According to the sheriff's office, the unknown driver fled the scene. The vehicle has been identified as early 2000s, possibly 2005, silver Suzuki Grand Vitara similar to the one in the photo below.
PBSO said the vehicle will have a passenger headline, front end and passenger side damages.
Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle or driver is asked to contact Investigator Robert Stephan at 561-688-3400.
