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Driver Charged With Highway 29 Hit And Run, Cantonment Man Seriously Injured
June 20, 2023
A 38-year old man is charged a Highway 29 hit and run early Tuesday that left a Cantonment man seriously injured.
Johnathan Schick was booked into the Escambia County Jail charged with felony hit and run. His bond was set at $2,500.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Schick was traveling west at 3:41 a.m. in a black Ford F150 pickup on West 9 1/2 Mile Road and failed to stop at the traffic light. He collided with a Volkswagen Beetle driven south on Highway 29 by a 19-year old Cantonment man. The driver of Volkswagen swerved off the roadway and overturned, coming to rest upside down in ditch. He was extricated by Escambia County Fire Rescue and transported to an area hospital in serious condition.
FHP said Schick fled the scene. Witness described the vehicle as a black F150 with heavy front end damage last seen traveling south on Highway 29. Troopers followed a trail of vehicle fluids from the scene to intersection of West Hannah Street and Walnut Avenue where the pickup was disabled due to damage from the crash. That’s where Schick was arrested.
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5 Responses to “Driver Charged With Highway 29 Hit And Run, Cantonment Man Seriously Injured”
You foolish knaves. Of course the bail is set at $2500. What’s more likely, given the average income level in the area: that the perpetrator can pay out $250 for a $2500 bail or pay out $25,000 for a $250,000 bail? Obviously the authorities are going to set it at a level where they will actually make money. Otherwise they’ll have to house him in county jail until his court date, which is far more expensive. Oh wait, did you think law enforcement had something to do with justice?
250$ is a joke for bail. Our families are loosing thousands of dollars from hit and run because the at fault have no insurance. There is more than one way to steal from this community and the hit and run is a big one.
The bail was $2500 which is pathetically low…only adds insult to the injuries and seriousness of the crime.
I’m impressed that law enforcement caught him as that is usually not the case on many hit and runs
Coward behind the wheel, not caring for another person. you would think his intentional actions to flee would be enough to deny bond, evidently not in this day and age of indifference, hate, and contempt. Even more disturbing, valuing the young man’s life at 2500 dollars.
Out of pocket $250 and running free again
Why stop at accidents?