Driver arrested in Melbourne hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously injured
MELBOURNE — A Melbourne man was charged Friday with striking and seriously injuring a pedestrian early May 15 and leaving the scene of the accident, Melbourne police said.
Eugene Sturn, 54, was charged with failing to stop/remain at a crash involving serious bodily injury, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage.
He was being held Saturday at the Brevard County Jail on $17,500 bail.
The crash took place at about 1:52 a.m. May 15 in front of the Oaks Plaza, just east of the intersection of Hibiscus Boulevard and Evans Road in Melbourne, police said.
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A male pedestrian, whose name and age police did not provide, was struck and suffered "significant injuries," police said. They did not provide details.
Police located the suspect vehicle, a four-door hatchback 2020 Chevrolet Spark, just before arresting Sturn.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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