A St. Petersburg woman was arrested after she fled the scene of a crash with her children on Interstate 275 last week, according to an affidavit.
On Thursday night, Pinellas Park police attempted a traffic stop on 30-year-old JF who was driving in Pinellas Park with a heavily cracked windshield and an illegal tint. Despite officers activating their emergency lights and sirens, Fowler fled at a high rate of speed out of the neighborhood.
Officers used stop sticks on the vehicle to pop the front two tires, but she continued fleeing toward Gandy Boulevard.
Eventually, F ended up on I-275 in Pinellas County near 38th Avenue North, where she caused a crash resulting in injuries, the affidavit said.
The victim in the other vehicle told officials he saw Fowler exit the driver’s door and remove her two children from the back, before fleeing northbound on foot from Pinellas Park officers.
Officers with the St. Pete Police Department located F who admitted to being involved in the crash and apologized for “making a poor decision due to her emotional state.” She claimed she was just trying to get her children home safe.
F was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer and leaving the scene of a crash involving injury.
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Source: wfla
