Police charge man in downtown hit and run

Police say Sarasota resident Devon Watts, 27, struck a pedestrian with his truck in April near North Pineapple Avenue and First Street.

By David Conway
| 2:36 p.m. August 14, 2017

The Sarasota Police Department shared this image of the vehicle involved in an April hit-and-run as authorities conducted an investigation into the collision.

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The Sarasota Police Department has charged Devon Watts with failing to stop at a crash involving serious bodily injury after a downtown hit-and-run in April.

Watts, 27, was allegedly driving the white Chevy Silverado that struck a pedestrian near North Pineapple Avenue and First Street on April 11. The crash took place around 2 a.m.

The victim, Ryan Wear, was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert patient following the crash. Wear is still recovering from the collision, the police said.