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Driver sought after Deltona teen injured in hit-and-run, deputies say

Deputies are looking for a driver who they said fled the scene after hitting a teenager Thursday.
Amber Gonzalez, a 15-year-old Pine Ridge High School student, was crossing Fort Smith Boulevard near Rookery Avenue about 3:10 p.m. when she was hit by a car, deputies said.
Gonzalez was airlifted to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and then taken to another hospital to have reconstructive surgery on her face.
Witnesses found Gonzalez in the middles of the street.
“Her face was all bloody,” said Jessica Kruker. “It looks to me like the car that hit her pulled away, but I’m not sure.”
She told deputies she was a quarter of the way across the street and looked both ways, but didn’t notice the car until it was too late.
The vehicle was described as a light-colored early 1980s Chevy Monte Carlo or Oldsmobile Cutlass with a dark roof.
“You got to pay attention when you see kids walking,” Kruker said.
Anyone with information about the crash or the driver is asked to call the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at 386-248-1777 or Crimeline at 1-888-277-8477.
A $5,000 reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.