FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — One driver was seriously injured and another jailed after a suspected DUI crash in Fort Pierce late Saturday.
Just before midnight Saturday, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) deputies say they responded to a two-vehicle crash at Kings Highway and St. Lucie Boulevard.
According to SLCSO, the collision resulted in serious injuries for one driver and serious charges for the other. As a result of the investigation, the intersection was closed in all directions Friday night.
One driver, 37-year-old Cruse John Richard, was found to be impaired at the time of the collision according to deputies.
Richard was medically cleared before being transported to jail and booked for:
- DUI with serious bodily injury
- Resisting an officer without violence
- Battery
- Simple assault
- Battery on an officer, firefighter, or EMT
“Driving under the influence is not only reckless—it’s dangerous and unacceptable,” said Sheriff Richard Del Toro in a release posted to the SLCSO Facebook page.
SLCSO notes that Richard will be held without bond at the St. Lucie County Jail. The investigation remains active at this time.
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Source: cbs12
