WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— West Palm Beach Police Department is investigating after a man who grew up in Mount Dora and Eustis was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night, just three days before his birthday.
At 11:05 p.m. Friday, a 911 caller reported that a man was unconscious and lying in the roadway of the 2700 block 45th Street, just west of Interstate 95, WPBPD said in a press release.
West Palm Beach Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced Drew Robert Winters, 44, deceased on the scene. WPBPD Traffic Homicide investigators believe Winters was crossing 45th Street from north to south when he was struck by a silver sedan that fled the scene. Winters was thrown into the air and landed on the roadway on the inside westbound lane.
The investigation closed westbound 45th Street for about four hours and police are searching for a silver sedan with front-end and windshield damage, according to the release. If you have information on the crash, call Det. Dan Dillard at 561-822-1629 or Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-8477. Crime Stoppers callers may be eligible for a reward.
