TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Florida Highway Patrol is recognizing February as Hit-and-Run Awareness Month and are using it as a chance to remind motorists to stay at the scene when involved in a crash.
They say since 2014 in a quarter of all crashes every year, a driver leaves the scene. According to reports, in 2017 there were over 98,000 hit and run crashes in Florida with 177 fatalities.
Authorities say bicyclists and pedestrians, are particularly at risk in hit and run crashes.
In fact, of the 177 hit and run fatalities in 2017, more than 100 cases involved pedestrians and bicycles.
