News: Man arrested in Deerfield Beach hit-and-run that seriously injured 3
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced it has made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that injured three people in Deerfield Beach early Wednesday.
This is an update to a previous story.
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit said 45-year-old Eric Meyer was driving a Jeep Wrangler east on Southwest 10th Street sometime before 12:43 a.m. when he rear-ended a Toyota Camry that was also eastbound. The Camry driver and two passengers were hospitalized with injuries that were described as life-threatening.
Investigators said Meyer fled the scene after the crash but was later identified as the driver of the Jeep.
He has been charged with five counts of failure to stop/remain at the scene of a crash with serious bodily injuries, six counts of reckless driving causing serious bodily injuries and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
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