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FHP Cracking Down On Hit And Run Drivers; Woman Wanted For Fleeing Crash
February 22, 2019
The Florida Highway Patrol held a press conference Thursday to send a message about the problem with hit and run crashes in the Panhandle.
The FHP said troopers, a long with other agencies that include the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Pensacola Police, are cracking down on hit and run drivers.
“One hit and run is one too many,” Cpt. Rich Warden said.
In Escambia County, there were 1,704 hit and run crashes in the last year with four fatalities.
Warden said drivers should remain at the scene if they are ever involved in a crash. And he encouraged anyone witnessing a hit and run to stop and render aid, while calling authorities quickly with information about the hit and run driver and vehicle.
Also Thursday, the FHP highlighted the hit and run case of a Pensacola woman wanted for hitting a pedestrian with her car and driving away.
Troopers said suspect 42-year-old Cherie Renee Wallace was involved in an alleged burglary on Fairfield Drive. She backed her black Toyota Celica into 56-year-old Mark Booth while she was trying to flee the scene, according to the FHP.
Wallace is former resident of Molino, according to police reports.
Anyone with information on here whereabouts is asked to contact the FHP at (850) 484-5000.
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4 Responses to “FHP Cracking Down On Hit And Run Drivers; Woman Wanted For Fleeing Crash”
Should be automatic prison for leaving the scene….No questions asked….
Its cheaper to switch to geico but cheaper to switch to reverse.
I don’t know how the ECSO is going to help, they have a strictly enforced no chase policy. So even if a deputy wittinessed a hot and run as soon as the driver that is leaving the scene dose any evasive move they immediately stop chasing and are made to deactivate the lights and sirens.
Can they start with an automatic 5 years in prison for leaving the scene?