Hit-and-run crash in Tuscaloosa injures 2 motorists; police searching for suspect

Hit-and-run crash in Tuscaloosa injures 2 motorists; police searching for suspect

A search is underway for the driver in a Saturday-night hit-and-run that injured two people in Tuscaloosa.

Officers responded to the intersection of Skyland Boulevard and Hargrove Road East at 8:08 p.m. Saturday. It appears that the driver of a red two-door sedan, possibly a late 1990s – early 2000s Ford Mustang, either ran the stop light or failed to yield the right of way while turning left from Skyland onto Hargrove Road East, said police spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor.

The suspect vehicle then struck a Hyundai Sonata, causing the 54-year-old driver to lose control and cross over the grass median and into the oncoming lanes of traffic.

The Sonata was then struck a second time, by an oncoming Ford Edge that then left the roadway and crashed into the hill alongside Skyland Boulevard.

The Sonata was disabled in the roadway before firefighters extricated the driver and transported him to DCH Regional Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.

The 34-year-old driver of the Ford was also transported to DCH with injuries from the crash.

Both victims are from Tuscaloosa.

TPD’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the crash and searching for the driver of the vehicle pictured in surveillance footage.

The suspect vehicle likely has front-end damage and white paint from the collision, Taylor said.

Anyone with information can call 205-349-2121 or Crime Stoppers at 205-752-STOP (7867).