A Florida driver hit a student with his truck, covered his license plates before fleeing, deputies said

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A Florida driver hit a student with his truck, covered his license plates before fleeing, deputies said

A Florida woman has been arrested after she allegedly hit a teenager crossing the street with a truck, covered her license plate and sped away.

Sarah Wright, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury and driving with a suspended license.

The crash happened shortly before 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of Gage Avenue and Noah Street in Deltona, Florida, according to the County Sheriff's Office.

The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was riding his motorcycle home from Pine Ridge High School when he was hit by a black Chevrolet Silverado while walking in the street, the sheriff's office said.

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Sarah Wright, 37, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury and driving with a suspended license. (Flagler County Jail)

The teenager fell to the ground, resulting in a serious injury to the back of the head and an injury to the arm, but remained alert and alert after the incident.

A witness reported that he was checking his mailbox nearby when he heard the crash. He told investigators that the suspect, later identified as Wright, got out of his truck after the accident and looked at the boy before returning to his car and covering his license plate with paper and tape.

But the witness was able to see the first character of his tag. The local Ring camera also captured the truck fleeing the scene.

A witness was able to identify the first character on the truck's tag and a local Ring camera captured the vehicle fleeing the scene. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

The suspect and witnesses were also able to give a detailed description of the suspect.

Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle captured on a nearby License Plate Reader camera within minutes.

Wright was located in Flagler County and taken into custody with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol and the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

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