DeLand, FL - A man was arrested after a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian in DeLand on Sunday.
According to the DeLand Police Department (DPD), on Sunday, April 23, at approximately 8:49 PM, an officer responded to the intersection of S. Orange Ave. and W. Voorhis Ave. in reference to a hit and run involving a pedestrian.
The DPD reports that when the officer arrived he saw a man lying on a yard at the northwest corner of the intersection. According to Chris Graham, Community Information Specialist for the City of DeLand, the victim is a 17-year-old teenager. EVAC examined him and discovered that both his left arm and left leg were broken. He was taken via helicopter to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
A witness stated she saw the victim running southbound through the intersection when a dark-colored vehicle hit him. The vehicle then continued westbound on Voorhis Ave. away from the scene.
Police received a call from Roderick Fludd, stating that a brick or bottle had been thrown at his vehicle while he was driving.
Police made contact with Fludd at the intersection of W. Voorhis Ave. and S. Stone St., where Fludd was read his Miranda warnings. Fludd stated that he did not know he had been involved in a crash. He continued to say something had been thrown at his vehicle to cause damage to it. He also said the incident occurred at the intersection of S. Orange Ave. and W. Voorhis Ave.
The officer observed a large impact dent on the passenger side of the front windshield. The shattered glass contained what appeared to be blood and hair. Blood swabs were taken and submitted into evidence and the vehicle was impounded pending a potential Traffic Homicide Investigation. Fludd was taken into custody and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.
According to a police report from the DPD, Fludd was charged with "Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Bodily Injury."
Roderick Fludd mugshot courtesy of DaytonaMugshots.com
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