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Driver Faces Charges For Hitting Horse and Rider


Posted on Jan 13, 2012

A man was arrested on Sunday (13 November 2011) in Marion County for hit and run.  This hit and run was anything but typical, as the man crashed his car into a horse and rider and then drove away.  The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the hit and run occurred on NW 35th St. near NW 130th Ave. in Fellowship. 

After being arrested, the driver explained that he had been driving westbound on NW 35th when he began having trouble changing gears.  Consequently, he swerved and hit the horse, knocking the rider off.  The driver failed a field sobriety test and later registered a blood alcohol level of nearly three times the legal amount permitted in Florida.

The rider of the horse and another witness told FHP that the car and driver were coming eastbound on the road when the car hit the horse.  The horse did not get back up from the impact and the rider fell onto the car’s hood and rolled off.

The man suffered injuries that were treated at a hospital.  The horse had to be euthanized.  The horse was valued at $8,500.  The driver has been charged with DUI with bodily injury, DUI with property damage, and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.

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