Florida man arrested on DUI after hit-and-run in Escambia County: FHP
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Riverview, Florida, man was arrested Thursday morning after he was allegedly driving while under the influence, causing him to crash into a concrete median, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The FHP crash report said officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at the Mobile Highway and Green Street intersection just before 4 a.m.
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When they arrived, they discovered a white Toyota Tacoma had crashed into the concrete and steel center lane median divider.
Once the truck crashed into the median, the driver and passengers left the scene, according to the report.
Officials said they were told by witnesses that three men were in the vehicle and that after the crash, they backed up and left, heading west on Mobile Highway.
The report said officers found the truck in a U-Haul parking lot where the driver was asleep behind the wheel.
The driver, now identified as 45-year-old Bradley Roland Berendsen, was first taken to a Perdido Key free-standing emergency room for minor injuries.
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Once he was released from there, Berendsen was arrested. He is charged with DUI/property damage, hit and run, open container and failure to maintain lane.
The passengers will not be charged.
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