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More Charges Filed Against Cantonment Man That Crashed Into Sacred Heart ER
September 2, 2017
A Cantonment man is facing additional charges for crashing his Jeep into the Sacred Heart Hospital Emergency Room.
Pensacola Police said 25-year Kevin Pryor of Cantonment purposely drove his Jeep through the doors of the ER after a domestic violence incident in Cantonment. Pryor’s girlfriend, who was a passenger in the Jeep at the time, said the incident was purposeful.
She told police that Pryor said, “I’m going to go through the doors” before driving into the ER. Witness said Pryor exited the seat of the vehicle after the crash and began to act erratically and tried to run into another patient’s room.
Video surveillance showed that the crash slowed the vehicle, but Pryor purposefully accelerated further into the building, according to an arrest report. Damage to the building and two wheel chairs was estimated at $80,000.
Pryor’s girlfriend said the couple had smoked marijuana prior to the incident. Blood tests show Pryor had multiple controlled substances in his system, including cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, the arrest report states.
Pensacola Police charged Pryor with driving under influence with property damage and felony criminal mischief with property damage greater than $1,000. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $3,000 bond.
Pryor was previous arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for a domestic violence incident in Cantonment. He was charged with battery by strangulation and released on a $5,000 bond before being re-arrested by Pensacola Police.
The victim told deputies that she and Pryor were involved in a verbal argument when he became agitated and grabbed her by her arm. Pryor then took her car keys and attempted to get the victim into a vehicle, according to an arrest report. She said she struggled on the ground with Pryor at which time he choked her until she lost consciousness.
She told deputies she agreed to get into the Jeep with Pryor to calm him down, and he drove from Cantonment to Sacred Heart Hospital and through the doors of the emergency room.
The victim, according to an arrest report, told deputies that she believed Pryor was possibly trying to harm himself and her by driving through the building.
Pictured: A Cantonment man crashed his Jeep into the Sacred Heart Emergency Room August 17 in what police said was a domestic violence incident. Photos courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “More Charges Filed Against Cantonment Man That Crashed Into Sacred Heart ER”
$80,000 in damage. $3000 bond. Tough on crime, huh? A joke.
To A Alex, it states he was originally released on a 5k bond, and then he was re arrested and given a 3k bond. The vehicle belonged to the girlfriend.
WELL, if you’re out to harm someone else and maybe even yourself but you’re not really sure of the outcome then the ER of a hospital makes kinda sense.
Dumb act though and out on pittance of bond.
Only $3K bond…. was his vehicle or hers
Sad to hear it has come to this.