Palm Harbor, FL : Security guard seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on US 19 on early Friday morning August 29th 2014
Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol are asking for the public's assistance in identifying and locating a hit-and-run driver that seriously injured a security guard at a Palm Harbor nightclub early Friday morning.
Douglas Berube, 42, was airlifted by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg where he is listed in stable condition.
According to a FHP report an altercation erupted at Silks Adult Entertainment establishment on US 19 North just before 3 am. Berube attempted to secure an individual involved in the skirmish but the man ran from the building.
When Berube attempted to talk to him in the parking lot, the suspect jumped into a vehicle and intentionally ran him over the report states. The vehicle was last seen driving southbound on US 19.
Surveillance video from the club was reviewed and an image of the suspect was confirmed.
The man is a white or Hispanic male in his 20s or 30s. At the time of the incident he was wearing a t-shirt with a collared shirt over it. He has a scruffy beard and was wearing a ball cap.
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FHP seeks hit-and-run driver that injured Palm Harbor security guard