A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly hit a teenager who was crossing the street in her truck, covering her license plate and speeding away.
Sarah Wright, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and driving with a suspended license.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at the intersection of Gage Avenue and Noah Street in Deltona, Florida just before 4 p.m.
The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was riding his scooter home from Pine Ridge High School when he was struck by a black Chevrolet Silverado in the crosswalk, the sheriff’s office said.
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37-year-old Sarah Wright is accused of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and driving with a revoked license. (Flagler County Jail)
The teenager fell to the ground and suffered a severe laceration to the back of his head and an arm injury. However, he remained alert and conscious after the incident.
A witness reported that she was checking her mailbox nearby when she heard the crash. She told investigators that the suspect, later identified as Wright, got out of her truck after the accident and looked for the boy before returning to her vehicle and covering her license plate with paper and tape.
But the witness still managed to see the first sign of her day. A neighborhood Ring camera also filmed the truck fleeing the scene.
A witness managed to spot the first sign on the truck’s plate, and a neighborhood Ring camera filmed the fleeing vehicle. (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)
The victim and the witness were also able to provide a detailed description of the suspect.
Officers were then able to locate a suspicious vehicle within minutes that was captured by a nearby license plate reader camera.
Wright was found in Flagler County and taken into custody with the assistance of the Florida Highway Patrol and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sarah Wright was booked into the Flagler County Jail on $3,500 bond. (iStock)
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She was booked into the Flagler County Jail on $3,500 bail.
The teenage victim required staples for the laceration and treatment for his arm injury, but is expected to make a full recovery.