Troopers searching for driver in fatal hit-and-run crash

TOWN 'N' COUNTRY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who hit and killed a 67-year-old New Port Richey woman Saturday night on SR-580.

According to troopers, the woman was walking in the travel lane of SR-580, east of Reflections Club Drive when she was hit by a car. She was taken to an area hospital, where she died from her injuries.  

Troopers say the car that hit her is a gray passenger vehicle with damage to the front right side and right headlamp. 

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the FHP by calling 813-558-1800 or Crime Stoppers.

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