Driver hospitalized after SUV strikes car and flees the scene in Barrie

Police in Barrie are investigating a hit-and-run that reportedly happened when an SUV left a parking lot and struck another car, injuring the driver.
Police say the incident happened Tuesday around 2 p.m. in a parking lot on Bayfield Street south of Heather Street.
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The SUV was leaving the parking lot and struck a red car that was stopped in the northbound turning lane for Heather Street.
Police say the white SUV took off "at a high rate of speed" on Bayfield Street before heading south on Highway 400.
The driver of the struck car was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the SUV driver was a man with blonde hair, possibly between 20 to 30 years old. There may have been a second man in the passenger seat.
The front of the involved vehicle, which could be a General Motors product, should have significant front-end damage, police say.
They ask witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage of the incident to contact the investigating officer at 705-725-7025 ext. 2643.
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