A Tampa Bay Rays player is responsible for a hit and run crash that seriously injured a 72-year-old motorcyclist in Port Charlotte on Thursday evening just after 5:00 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP says a Dodge SUV driven by 26-year-old Rays pitcher Matt Bush was traveling south in a black Dodge Durango on US-41 near Town Center Mall when he struck the rear of a motorcycle driven by 72-year-old Anthony Tufano.
According to reports, Tufano was thrown from his bike onto the pavement. They also state that Tufano was then run over by the Durango and that witnesses said the driver of the SUV “had blatantly left the scene of the crash.”
The motorcyclist was taken by Charlotte County EMS to Peace River Regional Medical Center for a MedStar helicopter to transport him to Lee Memorial Hospital Trauma Center.
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