A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly hitting a teenager crossing the street with her truck, covering his license plate and speeding off.
Sarah Wright, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and driving with a suspended license.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Gage Avenue and Noah Street in Deltona, Florida.
The sheriff’s office said the victim, a 16-year-old boy, was riding his scooter home from Pine Ridge High School when he was struck by a black Chevrolet Silverado while he was using the crosswalk.
The teenager fell to the ground, suffering a serious injury to the back of his head and also injured his hand, but remained alert and conscious after the incident.
A witness reported that she was checking her mailbox nearby when she heard the crash.
She told investigators that the suspect, later identified as Wright, got out of her truck after the crash and examined the boy, before she went back to her vehicle and covered her license plate with paper and tape. Gave.
But Sakshi still managed to see the first letter of her tag. Neighboring Ring cameras also captured the truck fleeing the scene.
The victim and witnesses were also able to provide a detailed description of the suspect.
Officers were then able to locate a suspicious vehicle captured on a nearby license plate reader camera within minutes.
Wright was found in Flagler County and taken into custody with the assistance of the Florida Highway Patrol and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
He was booked into the Flagler County Jail on $3,500 bond.
The teenage victim required staples to the wound and treatment for an injury to his arm, but is expected to make a full recovery.
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