Escambia Man Arrested for DUI, Hit-and-Run After Crash with Police SUV

March 20, 2025

A 48-year-old Escambia County man was arrested on charges of DUI and hit-and-run after crashing into a police vehicle.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol , the incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday while the Pensacola Police Department was setting up a perimeter to search for a stolen vehicle.

FHP said Wendell Snow, driving a Dodge pickup truck, approached from behind and collided with a marked PPD SUV that had its emergency lights activated and was slowly moving down the outside lane of Creighton Road.

The officer inside the SUV, a 25-year-old male, suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.

Snow attempted to flee but was stopped several blocks away and detained. Troopers determined he was heavily impaired. He was arrested for hit-and-run and his third DUI offense in over a decade.

Comments

2 Responses to “Escambia Man Arrested for DUI, Hit-and-Run After Crash with Police SUV”

  1. Bill T on March 20th, 2025 7:39 am

    Now that he’s been caught all the innocent lives that he’s already destroyed nobody really thinks about how dangerous his actions were until now !!! Put him where he belongs in a cell where he can’t get behind the wheel of a vehicle !! For a long time!!!

  2. JJ on March 20th, 2025 7:05 am

    Just wonder how many times DUI he didnt get caught.
    Should serve 5 years AT LEAST. GET HIM OFF THE ROAD!





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