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10-11-2011, 10:09 PM
From OrlandoSentinel.com
A Seminole sheriff's sergeant has been suspended in the wake of his arrest on charges of leaving the scene of an accident.
Frank Valentin, 50, was northbound on Lake Emma Road near Longwood Sept. 11 when he slowed to avoid hitting a dog that ran in front of his unmarked sheriff's car, a Florida Highway Patrol report shows.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Jeffrey Herrin of Orlando was behind Valentin and hit his Nissan Altima in the right rear, according to the report. Herrin was thrown onto the trunk of the Nissan, broke both wrists and suffered injuries to his pelvis, scrapes and cuts.
The crash happened at Brentwood Club Cove, north of Longwood Hills Road.
Valentin didn't stop, according to the report. Witnesses called 911, and a trooper stopped Valentin's car at 7:10 p.m., about 15 minutes after the crash.
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The rear of the Nissan had $3,900 worth of damage, including a partly crushed and trunk damage, the trooper wrote. Valentin said he didn't know his car had been struck, the report states.
Valentin was suspended the day after the crash. He was arrested Thursday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury and property damage, troopers said.
The highway patrol looking into why it took a month to arrest him, a spokeswoman said.
A Seminole sheriff's sergeant has been suspended in the wake of his arrest on charges of leaving the scene of an accident.
Frank Valentin, 50, was northbound on Lake Emma Road near Longwood Sept. 11 when he slowed to avoid hitting a dog that ran in front of his unmarked sheriff's car, a Florida Highway Patrol report shows.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Jeffrey Herrin of Orlando was behind Valentin and hit his Nissan Altima in the right rear, according to the report. Herrin was thrown onto the trunk of the Nissan, broke both wrists and suffered injuries to his pelvis, scrapes and cuts.
The crash happened at Brentwood Club Cove, north of Longwood Hills Road.
Valentin didn't stop, according to the report. Witnesses called 911, and a trooper stopped Valentin's car at 7:10 p.m., about 15 minutes after the crash.
Video: Masked crime fighter 'Phoenix Jones' arrested; identity revealed
The rear of the Nissan had $3,900 worth of damage, including a partly crushed and trunk damage, the trooper wrote. Valentin said he didn't know his car had been struck, the report states.
Valentin was suspended the day after the crash. He was arrested Thursday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury and property damage, troopers said.
The highway patrol looking into why it took a month to arrest him, a spokeswoman said.