He Killed A Pedestrian On Nine Mile Road, Looked At Him And Drove Away. Now He’s Going To Prison.

November 20, 2019

An Escambia County man is headed to prison after hitting a pedestrian on Nine Mile, getting out of his vehicle, looking and him and driving away. And now he’s going to prison.

James Alan Champitto was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by a decade of probation by Circuit Judge Jennie Kinsey for leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

He was charged after striking and 37-year old Charles Q. Davis of Pensacola as he walked across Nine Mile Road near Plainfield Avenue on February 13. A witness observed Champitto get out of his truck, look at the victim before driving away. Champitto never reported the crash or attempted to provide aid to the victim.

When law enforcement made contact with Champitto at his home, he was under the influence of methamphetamine and marijuana. It could not be proven whether he was impaired at the time of the crash or became impaired after returning home.

“The law requires that the driver of a motor vehicle involved in a traffic crash resulting in injury, death or property damage must remain at the scene in order to give his name, address, driver’s license and vehicle registration number to law enforcement,” State Attorney Bill Eddins said. “Moreover, the driver is required to render reasonable assistance to anyone injured in the crash, including transportation to a hospital if requested. By failing to remain at the scene of an accident and rendering aid, a driver places the victim in greater danger of death or serious injury. Additionally, by leaving the scene a driver may be committing a more serious crime than he or she may have been in violation of at the time of the crash.”

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4 Responses to “He Killed A Pedestrian On Nine Mile Road, Looked At Him And Drove Away. Now He’s Going To Prison.”

  1. Bill on November 20th, 2019 9:20 am

    Now is not the time to decide weather you made a mistake. You are going to prison and that’s where you need to be I hope you rot in there for taking a a persons life like you did and then running like the low life coward you are. Do everyone a favor try to die in there if you can that is still to good for you coward !!!!!

  2. Stumpknocker on November 20th, 2019 9:03 am

    20 years, I wish the judges would get this tough on people who murders another with a gun, less time is given for more brutal crimes.

  3. rance on November 20th, 2019 4:05 am

    His indifference to what he did is disgusting. Enjoy prison

  4. EMD on November 20th, 2019 2:47 am

    Seems some fear confrontation more than incarceration. Pity.

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