A Merton couple remains hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street. Still, their community at a local bar has rallied to support them during their recovery.

Caroline and Patrick Sheridan, both 64, were leaving KJ's Watering Hole last Tuesday night when they were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. The driver, Christopher Woods, 33, later turned himself in and is facing charges. The couple was transported to separate hospitals with serious injuries, including brain bleeds, broken hips and ankles.

"Always together, I have never seen them separated," said Eric Rahmel, a friend of the couple. "It is kind of cute, it is romantic."

The Sheridans were regular customers at KJ's Watering Hole, where they could be found nearly every night eating dinner and

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