Stuart woman hospitalized in serious condition after hit-and-run crash

A 68-year-old Stuart woman was in serious condition late Monday after she was injured in a hit-and-run crash that morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Janet T. Anastasia, was struck while walking in the area of Southeast Washington Street and Southeast Dryfus Avenue, FHP said. The crash happened just after 10:30 a.m. along the south shoulder of the roadway. Anastasia was rushed to Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce with serious injuries.

The incident is among several recent hit-and-run crashes in Martin and St. Lucie counties and the fourth since Feb. 17, according to local authorities.According to FHP, Anastasia was struck by white Jeep SUV. A woman in the Jeep then drove away. The Jeep will likely have damage to its right-front headlight assembly.

On Saturday, a 27-year-old Stuart man, Phillip Harvey Jr., was killed by a hit-and-run driver while driving from a friend’s home in Port St. Lucie, FHP reported.Last Thursday, 55-year-old Clifford Schwartz was killed in Fort Pierce after he struck by a hit-and-run driver Orange Avenue and 25th Street, Fort Pierce police said.Also, a Port St. Lucie woman is wanted for questioning in a Feb. 17 hit-and-run crash north of Jensen Beach that killed bicyclist Nelson Reeves, 64. FHP investigators identified Diana Frew of Port St. Lucie as a person of interest in that crash.