- October 10, 2024
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A Palm Coast woman who was shot by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper on Oct. 25 has been released from the hospital and arrested on an outstanding violation of probation warrant.
Jaquelin Faye Blank was booked into the Volusia County Jail on Nov. 2. Blank is facing three counts of aggravated battery on a police officer, aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, felony criminal mischief, resisting with violence and driving without a valid license, according to a press release from the FHP.
The shooting occurred after Blank allegedly fled from a traffic stop. The FHP trooper pursued her, and she pulled into a dead end at 16th Road and Ocean Crest Drive, according to a previous press release.
When the trooper got out of his agency vehicle, the woman drove her Acura toward the trooper, who fired into the car, hitting her. The trooper shot into the vehicle in an "attempt to immobilize the deadly threat," according to the press release.
Neither the trooper nor Blank's passenger were injured.
The FHP is still investigating, and additional charges are being reviewed, according to the press release. The FHP is also conducting an internal investigation into the use of force, per agency policy.
