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Hit-and-run driver sought after 15-year-old boy injured in Jensen Beach

Silver SUV strikes teen outside Cumberland Farms store, sheriff's office says
The Martin County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a vehicle involved in the hit-and-run crash of a teenager on a bicycle on May 22, 2024. Security footage shows a partial view of a vehicle of interest which detectives say appears to be a silver SUV, possibly a Hyundai, Santa Fe or similar vehicle.
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JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy was flown to the hospital Wednesday night following a hit-and-run crash at a Cumberland Farms in Jensen Beach, authorities said.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said a silver SUV hit the teen outside the store, located in the 2000 block of Northeast Savannah Road, then took off.

The teen was flown to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover.

The sheriff's office said the driver is a white, middle-aged man with glasses, tattoos and a small beard. The silver SUV likely has damage on the passenger side door.

If you know who the driver is, call the Martin County Sheriff's Office or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-8477.