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Police looking for red Ford Mustang after Clearwater hit-and-run injures pedestrian

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Police are searching for a red Ford Mustang involved in a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously injured in Clearwater.

Clearwater Police say the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. Investigators believe the car is a 2020s model Mustang with front-end damage.

The pedestrian, a man, was rushed to a hospital under a trauma alert with possible life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call Clearwater Police at 727-562-4242.

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