- October 10, 2024
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A 76-year-old Palm Coast woman drove away from the scene of a crash at almost 50 mph with a crash victim clinging to the hood of her car, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Cheryl Henderson was arrested on Sept. 30 and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of a crash. The crash happened near the Aspen Dental in the 4800 block of Belle Terre Parkway, according to Henderson's arrest report.
When Henderson tried to leave the scene of the accident, the victim moved his truck to block her exit. He got out of his pickup truck and was telling Henderson not to leave the scene when she drove toward him, the report said.
To avoid being run over, the man jumped onto the hood of Henderson's Ford SUV.
Henderson then drove two miles south down Belle Terre Parkway, reaching an estimated speed of 50 mph, with the man clinging to the hood of her car, the report said. Someone who witnessed the original accident followed in his own car and eventually forced Henderson to pull over.
Henderson told FCSO deputies that she left the scene of the accident because she needed to get gas. When asked why she didn't stop when the man jumped on her hood, she said she was trying to pull over but couldn't, according to the report.
