Tips sought in Sunday hit-and-run that hospitalized man in Bonita Springs

Authorities need tips from the public to help find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a man in Bonita Springs early Sunday morning.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a 40-year-old Lee County man is struggling to recover from multiple injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash that occurred in the area of Calypso Way and Torchfire Trail. A witness was driving home just after 2 a.m. and found the victim lying in the roadway, bleeding from the face and injured from having been dragged 10 to 11 feet by another car. Rather than staying at the scene of the collision, as mandated by law, the driver who hit the man drove away.

The victim was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital, where he is currently being treated for a series of injuries sustained in the crash.

If you have any information on this hit and run, or if you saw anything or anyone suspicious in the area early Sunday morning, you can call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-8477 or submit a tip online or on the P3 Tips app. You will always remain anonymous and if your tip leads to an arrest, you will be eligible for a cash reward.