Hit-and-run traffic investigation shuts down CR 218 in Middleburg on Tuesday morning

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – A section of County Road 218 in Middleburg was shut down Tuesday morning while Traffic Units conducted an investigation into a Monday night hit-and-run, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said.

The road was scheduled to be closed at North Mimosa Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Tweet from the Sheriff’s Office. But an update that the road was reopened wasn’t posted until about 12 p.m.

Deputies said the investigation was related to a crash Monday night just after 9 p.m. They said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on C.R. 218 near Mimosa and the driver left the scene. The pedestrian’s condition worsened Tuesday morning, prompting investigators to return to the scene.

Anyone with information on the hit-and-run is asked to contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.