DeLand man in custody after hit-and-run with Volusia fire truck
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Volusia County, FL - A 27-year-old DeLand man was taken into custody Tuesday after a hit-and-run involving a Volusia County fire truck, according to the sheriff's office and Florida Highway Patrol.
The hit-and-run occurred around 4 p.m. on International Speedway Boulevard, south of Indian Lake Road, where troopers were investigating a separate rollover crash involving a 44-year-old Miami man, FHP said in a statement.
With a roadblock in the area as Volusia County Fire Rescue responded to the rollover crash, the DeLand man who was driving a 2020 Honda Civic that allegedly failed to stop, struck Volusia County Fire Truck 15, and continued on International Speedway Boulevard, according to FHP and the sheriff's office.
Troopers and the sheriff's office pursued the Civic to International Speedway Boulevard's intersection with Amelia Avenue in DeLand, where it ran off the roadway and struck a pole, according to FHP. The crash appeared to have separated the Civic from its engine block, which was pictured several feet away from the wrecked vehicle:
The DeLand man, later identified by the sheriff's office as 27-year-old Jamal Anthony Riascos, then tried to run away from the scene but was apprehended by a trooper and taken into custody, according to FHP. He was in the hospital at last check and will face charges including leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage, reckless driving, resisting without violence, and violation of probation, troopers said, adding the sheriff's office would likely have separate charges for a passenger who was also allegedly involved in the incident.
No firefighters were injured in the hit-and-run crash, according to FHP.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said at one point Riascos stopped to let out two passengers during the pursuit. FHP said at least one passenger was arrested.