A Florida woman She was arrested after she hit a teenager crossing the road with her truck, covered her license plate and sped off.
Sarah Wright, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and driving with a suspended license.
The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Gage Street and Noah Street in Deltona, Florida, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
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 while using the crosswalk, the sheriff's office said.
Sarah Wright, 37, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and driving with a suspended license. (Flagler County Jail)
The teenager fell to the ground, sustaining a serious laceration to the back of his head and an injury to his arm, but he remained alert and conscious after the accident.
One witness reported that she was checking her nearby mailbox when she heard the impact. She told investigators that the suspect, later identified as Wright, got out of her truck after the incident and checked on the boy before she returned to her car and covered her license plate with paper and tape.
But the witness could still see the first letter of her mark. A Ring camera in the neighborhood also captured the truck fleeing the scene.
A witness was able to see the first character on the truck's tag and a Ring camera in the neighborhood captured the vehicle fleeing the scene. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)
The victim and witness were also able to provide a detailed description of the suspect.
Officials were then able to locate the suspicious vehicle captured by a nearby license plate reader camera within minutes.
Wright was located in Flagler County and taken into custody with the assistance of the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida State Police Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Sarah Wright was booked into the Flagler County Jail on $3,500 bail. (Istock)
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It has been booked in Flagler County Jail On a $3,500 bond.
The teenage victim required basic tools for the laceration and treatment of his arm injury, but is expected to make a full recovery.
