DUI suspect takes off twice after hit-and-run
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Martin County, FL - A DUI suspect's getaway came to a crashing halt early Saturday after Martin County deputies say he fled a hit-and-run — twice.
27-year-old Ariel Simon Bamaca Camey is accused of crashing into a vehicle along SE Dixie Highway before taking off and leaving a startled woman behind in a totalled vehicle.
The driver called for help, prompting deputies with the Martin County Sheriff's Office to search for a white pickup truck with heavy damage to its front end.
Deputies say they soon spotted a vehicle matching the description. But when Bamaca Camey realized deputies were onto him, investigators say he took off again.
This time, he didn't get far.
Deputies pursued the battered pickup for less than a mile before stopping it and taking Bamaca Camey into custody.
According to deputies, Bamaca Camey appeared to be intoxicated.
Bamaca Camey, who is from Guatemala, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving damage, fleeing and eluding, driving without a valid license after never having been issued a Florida driver's license, and DUI.
He was booked into the Martin County Jail, where he remains on an ICE detainer.