Hit-and-run accident closes Downtown DeLand streets

PHOTO COURTESY DAVID JANIEC
On the way — The Volusia County Sheriff's Office Air 1 helicopter lifts off with a passenger on board after a truck and motorcycle collision in Downtown DeLand Wednesday afternoon.

PHOTO COURTESY DAVID JANIEC
Emergency response — EVAC personnel tend to the victim of an accident before the Volusia County Sheriff's Office Air 1 helicopter transports him to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.

Victim airlfted to Halifax Medical Center

By Pat Hatfield
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Nov 18, 2009 - 5:04:36pm

The Sheriff's Air 1 helicopter transported a man to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach Wednesday afternoon after what DeLand Police termed a hit-and-run accident between a pickup truck and a motorcycle.

DeLand Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in the accident, Sgt. John Anderson said. The motorcycle driver was transported to Halifax Medical Center in DeLand with a broken leg.

Church Street and other nearby streets in Downtown DeLand were shut down for a time as DeLand Police and EVAC responded to the scene, and the helicopter sat down on a nearby patch of grass.

Anderson said he could not release any names at this time.

The Beacon will provide more information as it is available.

— pat@beacononlinenewscom

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