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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

GULF SHORES – Gustavo Licona-Hernandez, age 43 of Calera, has been arrested for failure to report an accident with serious injuries after a woman was struck by a vehicle in Gulf Shores.

According to the Gulf Shores Police Department, on Jan. 29 at approximately 12:44 p.m., authorities responded to an injured person call in the 900 block of West Lagoon Avenue Upon arrival patrol officers located an unconscious female in the roadway with serious injuries who was later identified as a 77-year-old woman from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.

Due to the serious extent of the female victim’s injuries and the lack of information on her identity at the time of response, investigators from the traffic homicide unit and detectives from the criminal investigation division responded to the area. Gulf Shore Fire and Rescue and emergency medical services provided the unconscious female with care until she was eventually flown by helicopter to a hospital.

Based upon interviews and physical evidence, authorities discovered the identity of the victim and determined that she was struck by a vehicle while walking on West Lagoon Avenue in a pedestrian crosswalk. She is currently hospitalized and remains in critical condition.

Evidence gathered at the scene of the incident led investigators to the arrest of Licona-Hernandez and he is charged with felony failure to report an accident with serious injuries. He is currently being held at the Gulf Shores City Jail.

The incident is considered an active investigation and the gulf Shores Police Department encourages those with information to reach out at 251-968-2431 or at gspdpio@gulfshoresal.gov.