The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A Florida man is facing multiple charges for allegedly fleeing after causing a car crash and then smashing into a police vehicle in an alleged attempt to get away.
Early in the morning on December 3, a man was driving in Tallahassee. When he was close to an intersection he allegedly crashed into another automobile. Two people in the damaged car were injured, and the man reportedly took off immediately after the accident. When the authorities learned about the situation, officers from the Tallahassee Police Department went to the scene. They set out to find the suspect and they saw him driving close to the accident site. When they attempted to pull him over, the man reportedly crashed into a curb before trying to drive away.
Police cars were parked around the suspect’s car to prevent him from leaving, but he reportedly stepped on the gas and hit an officer’s vehicle. When they interacted with him, the police reported that they believed he was driving under the influence.
The suspect was taken into custody and booked into the Leon County Jail. He is facing several preliminary charges including one count of driving under the influence causing damage to a person or property, driving while under the influence, two counts of hit and run failure to stop and remain at a crash involving injury, two counts of fleeing / eluding police – aggravated fleeing with injury or damage, two counts of fraud for possession of a fictitious driver’s license, and one count of resisting an officer without violence. According to facility records, the 20-year-old is still incarcerated.
It was reported that the injuries the alleged victims sustained were not life-threatening.
If you or someone you love is suspected of a criminal offense, contact Orange County criminal defense lawyer Staycie R. Sena at (949) 477-8088 for a consultation now.