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Wild video shows 76-year-old woman fleeing hit-and-run crash with other driver on hood of her SUV
Published Oct. 5, 2023, 11:59 a.m. ET
A 76-year-old Florida woman was seen in a wild video fleeing from the scene of a hit-and-run crash — with the other driver draped over the hood of her SUV.
Cheryl Henderson, from Palm Coast, was involved in a collision with a pickup truck on Belle Terre Parkway Saturday afternoon, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver of the Ford truck had blocked Henderson’s way with his vehicle to stop her from taking off — and then got out and stood in her path, telling her not to leave, according to ClickOrlando.
The septuagenarian, however, managed to maneuver her SUV around the pickup truck, prompting the driver to jump onto the hood, deputies said.
Witnesses reported seeing the senior racing away southbound, with the man clutching the front of her SUV for dear life, as seen in a heart-stopped surveillance video released by the sheriff’s office.
Henderson drove for about 2 miles at speeds reaching 50 mph with the human ornament on her hood before a good Samaritan forced her off the road, according to sheriff’s officials.
Describing the scene as “unbelievable,” the good Samaritan, who asked not to be named, told the local station that he decided to take action after seeing the man’s feet dangling just inches from the ground in the middle of a busy road.
The concerned citizen drove ahead of Henderson and gradually slowed down, forcing her to pull over.
The good Samaritan said the first thing the Ford driver told him after descending from the hood was: “I didn’t know how much longer I could hold on.”
When deputies arrived on the scene and slapped handcuffs on Henderson, she tried to defend herself, arguing that the other driver was at fault because he jumped onto her hood.
During an interview with investigators, the woman claimed that she did not stop because she was out of gas and was racing to the nearest pump. She also alleged that she had made attempts to pull over but could not do it, the reports said.
Henderson was booked on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. She was released from jail Sunday night jail after posting $20,000 bond.
The victim who held onto the hood was not seriously hurt, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said.
https://nypost.com/2023/10/05/video-show-76-year-old-woman-driving-with-man-on-her-hood/