From January 31, 2023 post.
Last night, a woman was driving south on Catalina Boulevard in Deltona when an oncoming car drifted across the yellow lines and collided with her vehicle. Thankfully she and a child in the car were OK, but the driver and 2 passengers in the other vehicle left to hide in the woods.
Deputies arrived on scene and with the help of a drone, found all three subjects.
Juan Cruz Hernandez, who had the keys to the vehicle in his pocket along with a fraudulent ID and a temporary tag torn from the license plate bracket, admitted he was the driver and had 6 beers to drink earlier. An Intoxilizer breath test returned results of 0.142 and 0.149 g/210L approximately 3 hours after the time of the crash.
Cruz Hernandez was charged with DUI, DUI with property damage, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, possession of a fraudulent ID, driving without a valid license, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and resisting without violence. He was also cited for driving on the wrong side of the road and failure to maintain a single lane. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detainer was entered at the Volusia County Branch Jail with no bond allowed.
His two passengers were charged with resisting without violence.
Original source can be found here.
