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Boy, 11, injured in hit-and-run in crosswalk

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2007

DUNEDIN

An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured when a sport utility vehicle struck him in a crosswalk late Friday. The SUV's driver fled, deputies said, without stopping or slowing down. Travis L. Craig of 92 Knollwood Drive suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. The boy and a 13-year-old friend were crossing Patricia Avenue from east to west at Beltrees Street about 11 p.m. as they returned from a bowling alley. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said the older boy made it across safely. But Travis, wearing dark clothing as he crossed the street on a skateboard, was hit by a dark-colored SUV. The area was not well-lit, deputies said, and the SUV probably has front-end damage. Anyone with information about the vehicle or its driver is asked to call Jim Piper of the Sheriff's Office Major Accident Investigation Team at (727) 582-6200 or Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).

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