WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Police in West Palm Beach are searching for a driver responsible for hitting a woman Monday night, hospitalizing her in critical condition.
The crash occurred at 9:42 p.m. when Nailah Pujadas, 30, was crossing the 1300 block of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard when she was struck by a speeding eastbound pickup truck.
West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said the impact was so severe that Pujadas was thrown 150 feet further down the road.
Evidence recovered at the scene and witness descriptions helped investigators determine the hit-and-run vehicle was a black 2023 Nissan Titan PRO-4X pickup truck. The truck was later found abandoned and recovered at the Palms West Apartments near West Palm Beach.
Pujadas was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center by the West Palm Beach Fire Department and rushed into surgery. She remains in critical condition in the trauma intensive care unit.
Anyone with information about the crash or who has information about the driver should call Investigator Dan Dillard at 561-822-1629.
Tips can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477). Tips to Crime Stoppers that lead to an arrest can result in a cash reward of up to $3,000.
