| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HOLTZHOUSE, JONATHAN 0616 (AR11121886) THE DRIVER OF ANY VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH RESULTING ONLY IN DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE OR OTHER PROPERTY DRIVEN OR ATTENDED BY ANY PERSON, SHALL IMMEDIATELY STOP SUCH VEHICLE AT THE SCENE OF SUCH CRASH OR AS CLOSE THERETO AS POSSIBLE, AND SHALL, FORTHWITH RETURN TO AND IN EVERY EVENT SHALL REMAIN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH UNTIL SHE HAD FULFILLED THE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.027(1)(A). ON 072411 AT APPROXIMATELY 1823 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF NORTHEAST HIGHWAY 19 AND NORTH CITRUS AVENUE IN CRYSTAL RIVER IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE ONE VEHICLE HAD LEFT THE SCENE. I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY LUDLOW WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHO WAS AT 10940 WEST TIDEWATER CIRCLE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY MENDOZA WHO ADVISED THAT WITNESSES STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS DRIVING A GREEN HONDA NORTH BOUND ON NORTHEAST HIGHWAY 19 AND RAN THE RED LIGHT AND STRUCK THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME, WITNESSES MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MS AMANDA FIELD, AND ASKED IF SHE WAS OKAY, AT WHICH POINT, THE DEFENDANT MUMBLED INCOHERENTLY AND THEN LEFT THE SCENE. THE VICTIM, MR THOMAS ELLIS, ADVISED THAT HIS LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND HE HAD PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LIGHT FROM NORTH CITRUS AVENUE, AT WHICH TIME, HE SAW A VEHICLE ON HIS RIGHT GO THROUGH THE LIGHT AND STRIKE HIS VEHICLE AND LEAVE THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY STOKES WHO ARRIVED AT THE TIDEWATER CIRCLE ADDRESS AND DID OBSERVE THE DEFENDANT STILL BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES AS BEING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT TO WHICH SHE IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT SHE HOPED NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT SHE LEFT THE SCENE AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE DEFENDANT WAS COMPLAINING OF AN ARM INJURY, AT WHICH TIME, DEPUTY LUDLOW DID TRANSPORT THE DEFENDANT TO SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED. THE DEFENDANT WAS MEDICALLY CLEARED BY SEVEN RIVERS HOSPITAL AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY YOUR AFFIANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC), NUMBER 8892-ROZ-8, FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT GIVING INFORMATION, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 081111 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UTC, NUMBER 8891-ROZ-7, FOR FAILURE TO OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL, WITH A FINE OF $264.00 PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS TO THE CITRUS COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS. SHE WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UTC, NUMBER 8893-ROZ-9, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (DWLS) WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE WITH A FINE OF $166.00 PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS TO THE CITRUS COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
