According to the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office (PCSO), deputies arrested a 77-year-old Gulfport man in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a local couple hospitalized with serious injuries.

Investigators said the crash happened on Nov. 28 around 7:21 p.m. at the intersection of Gulfport Boulevard and Luana Lane South. Michael Lynch, 61, and Kristen Lynch, 42, were riding an electric scooter eastbound when they were struck from behind by a vehicle that continued driving.

Through investigative work, deputies identified the suspect vehicle as a red 1997 Ford Econoline van registered to Eugenijus Sviderskas. According to authorities, Sviderskas admitted to driving the van, hearing a loud thud, but failing to stop.

Sviderskas faces two counts of leaving the scene of a crash invol

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