A woman seven-months pregnant continues to recover after being hit by a car earlier this week.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the woman's boyfriend, 33-year-old Justin Lee Colby, was behind the wheel.
Colby used his 2006 Dodge Charger to hit Crystal Noordhuizen, 32, as she walked on the shoulder of Westwood Drive near Sun Toyota off U.S. 19 Monday afternoon, deputies said.
Colby then ran off from the scene.
Noordhuizen, who is seven months pregnant, was not seriously injured. Noordhuizen is being assisted by a domestic violence shelter.
Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco said Colby has done something like this before.
"One thing that's of interest is back in 2012 he (Colby) actually tried to run his own brother over," Nocco said. "His brother declined to prosecute so the case was not filed but this guy has a pattern of doing these things, he has a pattern of aggressiveness, he's been in and out of prison for child abuse.
"We know he's been using drugs, this guy's an animal that just needs to be off our streets."