for you for your life. >> I got out of here. I looked at her. I dug. I look over there. I see a black guy. I run over to the black guy and hugging. I'm shaking. I'm like, "Please just get me somewhere. I'm scared. This lady, I don't know what's wrong with her, but she's just chasing me." Uh, >> I was hit on the corner. >> Hit hit. Bam. >> On December 2nd, 2024, deputies arrived at a scene of total confusion. A truck was destroyed halfway in a Waw Wa sign. A family with children was terrified and the driver responsible was behaving strangely. Once I started 95 when I got off the exit on here, >> I was hit coming around the corner. >> Hit, hit, hit, hit. Bam. He stopped way back here. I stopped way up there. He kept reversing and I wanted to get his license plate. So, I kept reversing. Then he this truck is what I'm talking about. He went around me. So I followed him >> when I got behind him to get the license. >> Why you following him? >> To get his license >> number. >> That's That's okay. >> That's why I was following him. He did that. >> So because you're following that >> because I was trying to get his license number >> and this truck uh hit you. >> How did you get? >> I mean that could have been another vehicle. It's a simple question. >> The truck did this >> this truck right here. calling him. You were ramming his vehicle. You have I'm I'm just saying you have damage all over the right side of your vehicle. >> You also have damage on the left side of your vehicle. How did your car get hit? Help me understand. Where did this occur at? Where did the car accident occur? >> All the way down here. Back and forth. >> Back and forth. >> Going around me. The truck was attacking me. >> The truck was attacking you. How did you end up behind him? >> I was following him to get his license. He was >> his license number. He was going too fast, so I was waiting for him to stop or slow down so I could get the number. >> He never did. So, when I finally did get behind him, he had to slow down because of traffic. He veered off to get away. And that happened. Are you worried about taking off? >> He said I'm not allowed to go on my car. >> I don't know who said that. >> I didn't know what the situation was. >> Oh, yeah. >> I want to press charges. >> Do you want to just get your stuff so you can go to the hospital and then we take care of this later? >> Cuz this seems like it's a little bit more important than press charging. >> My question is, >> do you want to go to the hospital or not? >> No. My question is, will I still be able to press charge? >> Okay. Do you want to go to the hospital? >> Will I still be able to press? >> They're waiting on you. I will be investigating >> if I go to the hospital. >> I appreciate it. So like we need to go to the hospital behind >> but she's the common denominator. He said that she was shaking. She was chasing she was trying to crash into the start corner at half out the way. >> Where I can see how she was hitting it started just pushing me and when I got this truck 7 months ago. So I tried to keep it in good condition when she was reversing. >> Yes, I believe. So you were outside yelling. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. I was I was Yeah. I was trying to make sure you were good. And then she started taking >> Yeah, she started taking off after she >> has anybody has anybody has anybody around her. >> I I Dude, she was trying to get away when I got out. I don't know why. It's just too much. She hit up on 95. >> She hit him on 95 and apparently some other truck I don't know. There was another truck involved. She hit him on number five on the ramp and it pushed him into the grass going started following her and then yeah followed all the way I guess to like 15th street >> and they came back and started started going eastbound and then they came back here some other >> nobody wants to help me find my phone that's >> I'm an injured woman on the side of the road by myself with a puppy and many men with badges are intimidating me and not not excuse me not letting me get out of here. >> We're not going to play this game over here playing games >> and put it on TV. >> Yep. >> You by you. By you. By you. >> Did you find your license now to someone? Did you give your license to someone? >> No, I don't have my wallet. >> Is this car right? >> Yes. One. >> Yeah. Hey, so I'm going to read you your rights real quick. All right. Knowing understanding your rights, are you willing to speak to me now with an attorney present >> with an attorney? >> Without an attorney? >> No. >> You don't want to speak to me at all without an attorney? >> All right, ma'am. Can you step out of the car? >> What's going to happen to my dog? >> We're going to worry about that later. I'm sorry. >> She wants to talk to us now. >> Okay. Now, you want to talk to us without an attorney present? >> Now, I would like to talk to you without an attorney present. >> Okay. Can you tell us what happened here? This guy had road rage and attacked every inch of the sides of my cars. I He didn't want me to get his license plate and he was he was able to avoid get like not missing. >> Okay, I want you to tell me from the start this this happened with the other car over here. >> So, I don't know. What I do know is the guy who pushed me down three times on my hip that I broke and had to have a whole femur and hip replacement with a titanium rod on that hip. Pushed me down three times. Got out of his car. >> Okay, let's go back to the beginning. Ma'am, >> he left him in the street. >> Ma'am, you're talking in the middle. We want to stop. When did you first make interaction with her? >> And those two, she came at me with a bat. >> How did this start? >> Road. >> Okay. Where? 95. >> What happened in 95? What happened in 95? >> I don't want to say the wrong thing. So, I'm thinking >> I was behind him in the left lane. >> Okay. >> I guess he thought I was going too close, which I was, but >> he slowed down, slammed on his head. We collided. >> Okay. >> He wouldn't let me go around him. I was able to go around him, but he stayed. It was like he freaked us out of my car. Then >> that was the front. He did the same thing to this side and I tried to go around this side and then the back is because he was behind me >> at one point. >> Okay. You hit him first because he slammed on his brakes. Why did you try to go around him? >> To get away from him. I was not going like I was going away. >> But if you strike someone's vehicle, what are you supposed to do by law? Sergeant PG10590. What are you supposed to do by law if you strike someone's vehicle? >> I Excuse me. I did not strike his vehicle. >> You just told us that you did. >> He slammed on the brakes. >> Yeah. >> And I My car hit his car because >> that's striking his vehicle. That's exactly what I just said. And so under law, what are you supposed to do? >> Well, when when in duress >> and about >> has nothing to do with duress, ma'am. I'm asking you a question. By law, by Florida law, if you strike a vehicle, what are you supposed to do? >> I don't know. >> You don't know? So, when you took that driving license test, it didn't say anything about what happens when you hit an accident. What you're supposed to do, huh? >> I'm 46 years old. >> Then you should know. Okay. So, what you're supposed to do? What you're supposed to do? >> I don't remember. >> Okay. All right. He's talking. I had to say what I want to say. >> Okay. So, here's the thing. Under law, under Florida law, you're supposed to stop because there could be injuries and you're supposed to call the police. Did you call the police or call FHP or call 911? >> I have had no time to. >> You had no time to >> and then I couldn't find my phone. >> Okay, good answer. Um, so here here's the situation. That's considered a hit and run. Okay, that is a crime and that is a criminal citation. >> It is not hit and run. >> Yes, it is. Under Florida state statute, it is a hit and run by the law. >> Okay? Ignorance to the law is not an excuse. >> So, we'll go one step further. What happened here? How did his vehicle end up into that sign there? >> Because we were going to stop at the light and I was going to be able to get his license plate. So, he >> over there. >> No. >> What light? >> We were that light. We were about to be stopped by >> So, which way were you guys traveling? Were you traveling east, west? >> This way. >> So, you're going north? I was going north. If that's north, we did a U-turn. I'm He's about to stop the light and I'm going to have my camera and he sees me get my camera. So, he veers off at the last second. His car goes crazy and runs into that. >> His car goes crazy. >> When he veered, he he lost control and that happens. So, were you stopped here on Andrews going northbound? No. >> You weren't stopped at all and reverse your car at all? >> What? No. >> When you're talking about him, are you referring to that vehicle or him? Cuz there's two vehicles involved here. >> I had nothing to do with that vehicle. >> You had nothing to do with that black vehicle up there? >> No. >> Absolutely nothing. >> Can I say why it's involved? with that vehicle. >> One of the men that is now over in that vehicle got out of this vehicle. When I was being pushed from behind and we both stopped, that guy got in the car and and ran. This guy left him, took off, and then I went to get his license plate. So, you wanted to get license plates of two different vehicles? >> No, I never saw that vehicle until the woman came after me with a bat, baseball bat, and the man pushed me down on my broken hip three times. >> So, according according to you, th this first initial was in 95 was with this truck. >> Yes. >> All right. How's it going? How's it going? I'm Sergeant Py with the sheriff's office. Um, we're just going to ask you what happened. I'm going to start a little differently. You guys want to prosecute on this? >> Um, was that sorry? >> Okay. All right. So, that's So, that's basically that >> if what I hear, right, if she struck your vehicle, >> okay, you want charges be placed against her for striking and causing damage to your vehicle. Is that correct? Okay. Go ahead and start asking. >> So, tell me your environment. >> I'm walking over, guys. I'm his dad. >> Okay. All right. How old are you? >> 19. >> All right. That's fine. So, I was right here and I see two cars. >> How was your car facing? >> I I was coming out a wall, but I was just getting through a drink >> and I see a car that two cars over there and I'm like, "Oh, looks like they got an accident." >> So, this car and this car. >> Yeah. Just she was in front of them. Okay. So, I'm pulling out. I was just going to make the U-turn just to make sure they're okay and see if everything's okay. It's Monday back and Thanksgiving, right? So, just make sure they're okay. I pull over and she as I'm making the U-turn, she starts backing up and the black guy gets out of the car. I'm like, "What's going on?" I I asked the black guy. I'm like, "Everything okay?" He's like, "No." So, I I pull in front and she starts coming after me. I'm just slowly coming after. What do you mean by that? >> I pull around her. I pull her out in front of her in front of her and just get out of the way of traffic and she starts going. So, I'm like, "Okay, I'm going to start going." So, I started going that way. >> So, what did you make a U-turn? >> Yeah, I I made the U-turn. I came down the left lane, made the right turn, hopped in the right lane cuz they were in the left lane going that way >> and I saw them talking or I saw the black. >> When you say, "Look, let me back up." When you said that she was coming after you, she put her car in drive and started coming like she was going to hit your vehicle. >> Yeah. She was reversing towards him at first. And as soon as I rolled down my window and asked him and um do you need help and he was like, "Yeah, I'll call 911 in my rear view." And I just see headlights coming out and I just try to go as fast as I can. >> Okay. >> And then after that, we start going I switch lanes just to see if she's following me. She's following me. Okay. >> So the light past the bridge was green. The one near the school was red. So I work right over there. So I'm going to tell her take a right. make a quick U-turn, then back through the light. >> Okay. >> And I I take that right, take the U-turn, and then I go through the light, make another U-turn, so I can take a right back on Andrews near the school. So, I was facing this way, taking a right. Okay. >> And all of a sudden, I couldn't even see. I looked on the other side to see if I could see her. Couldn't see her. All of a sudden, I take the right and I see lights coming right at me. I'm like, "Oh, shit." So, I pinned it. I caught the light on the other side of the bridge. I cut another vehicle off just so she wouldn't hit me. >> Okay. She she gets like off that corner and just starts nudging me, nudging me, nudging me. >> Okay, so she she was bumping you. >> Yeah, she was bumping out face. >> Where where at where she was bumping your vehicle? >> She starts pushing me like slowly. I'm like, what's going on? >> So I go I go through the light. She's she's just [ __ ] right next to me. Like what the [ __ ] So I give a little more gas. I'm trying to get away from her. I get right about here. I'm here. She's like right here. I slowed down all of a sudden cuz I was hoping that she'll just go by a little >> over here. >> Yeah, right here in the right lane. >> Yeah, I was in the right lane. She was in the left lane. And I was just slowing down. Hopefully a little royary incident. She's going to take off or whatever. >> And she [ __ ] just all I see I look in my mirror, all I see is lights coming at me. I'm like, [ __ ] I slam on the brakes and I just couldn't stop. I tried steering out of the way. I tried everything. >> Ran into the ferment. >> Yeah. And I just got pushed right. >> Are you injured? Um, this side's starting to hurt now that I'm calm down and really shoulder and more. >> Were you on for your life? >> Yes, I was. I literally All right. So, once I got out of here, I looked at her. I dug. I look over there. I see a black guy. I run over to the black guy and hugging. I'm shaking. I'm like, "Please just get me somewhere. I'm [ __ ] scared. This lady, I don't know what's wrong with her, but she's just chasing me." Uh, this was like going go inside. I I didn't know my situation yet, but I started to feel my leg hurt. And then this other guy comes helps me inside. They pulled me into the back office, but I saw one of my co-workers that were here, so I just let them go so they could work from there. >> Okay. >> But that's >> um what happened from the beginning? >> We was getting off the 95 >> right here. Um, I had my hand like out just been adjusting mirror and it happened so fast. Soon as I stuck my head out, the car was like and then I was like, "Wo, now >> where was the car behind you? Where was it at?" >> She was coming trying to get on I guess. >> Oh, trying to trying to get behind you. She riding on the side. Yeah, >> I don't not not on the road. >> Not on Yeah, it's on the road. >> Okay. So there's only supposed to be one car there and then she just made her own lane pretty much. >> You know the two when you about to exit there's two lanes when you're going to go you know you can go in the curb >> right >> letting basically riding on the middle lane getting between the car on our left in here squeezed in basically. >> So you have the two lanes. So she came in between the two is what you're saying. She came right in the middle so she didn't use a lane. Yeah, they and then that's when she saw almost end up in the grass area. You know the grass. >> Did she hit you at any time or she she me and that's she got on the phone to give the license plate number cuz she was stuck at the light and then she put it on reverse. I said back up you back up a little bit. The light turn green. So that's when she she darted off again and she know she's making a right. She's making a right on Andrew. Okay, that's what we got here. She stopped somewhere over there. We don't know who was in the car. We didn't even know it was a freaking person. And then we looked at her car and then I cursing at her. What the is wrong with you? You know, and that's when she got in the car. She reversed. I'm like, "Okay, she coming back." But then she just kept backing up and then backing up and that's what I told her. That's when I was in the median right here and I said, "Back up. Back up." And then she reversing and that's when this guy here, he came, hey, what's the problem? I said, back up. She's still going. So my wife ended up almost by the light and this guy here, he intervened and that's when she was cursing him out and that's what she did like this and he already knew it. So he took off. >> Yeah, he took off and she went right behind him. >> Did you see this accident or >> we just seen they did a Well, she did a U-turn. He moved so fast and we didn't know he did a U-turn. That's why y'all had two calls back on 95. That's where was headed and we seen this and we're looking for him. We don't know where he's at. He said he scared for his life. >> Um, do you guys want to prosecute on this? >> Yes. Get him. >> Do you want to prosecute? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Then when we got here, I told him, "Pull over here and I'm going to go take picture of the license plate." And that's when she was cursing me out. >> And then that's when she came out saying, "We got kids in here." And that's when she came here saying, "You better get your lawyer ready." And then some very reason she tried to open the door and I had to shove her off. >> She tried to open it. We got kids. What you trying to do? >> Were you in the Were you in the car? >> No. When I was right here, right here. Cuz you know Yeah. The kids was in the car. Yeah. We was We was out the car. She was trying to open the door. She was doing this and you know the door handle miss. She can't get in that. She opened this and then that's when I'm like, "What you doing? >> Did she reach in? >> She didn't have no She almost Yeah. I had been closed it and shoved it off. >> You know what I'm saying? So that's what happened. I can't film like this. I'm going to have to lay down in the back seat. Oh my god. I'm too weak on my left side to push my whole right side up in the in the seat. One of the medic cuz I'm going with myself. That's the only reason I need to go with them. I have children a light. I have gosh's appointment. I have I have to have my phone. >> This is the manager for E3. He's a general manager and he wants to prosecute. >> Thank you. >> Um your there's PC for aggravated battery and burglary. I mean you ran him off the side of the road. So right now we develop PC for that. So that's why >> I mean that's that's based on what you did. Yeah. We have PC. >> I'm sorry I couldn't hear you. >> Huh? I already I already explained to you we have PC on that. PC >> PC pause. All right. >> Oh, >> yeah. So, you do me a favor. Put your hands behind your back. >> Can I say something? >> Sure. >> No, you can. You are. You okay? >> No. So, do you want something rational? >> No. >> No. Try not to pull. Okay. >> That's fine. >> What about my puppy? >> Well, we're going to have to take care of that. >> You need to figure that out. Yeah. >> Take it somewhere by herself and >> Yeah, we'll let we'll let you know what we're doing. >> She's going to be devastated without me. You got it. >> Appreciate it. Um, medications in a blue bag. >> I learned how to transfer. >> Can you help? >> No, I know how to from physical therapy because I >> You need help? >> No. >> Okay. >> No, I do. >> Okay. >> Like my elbow. Yeah. >> Two, three. Oh, thank you. >> More that way. >> I'm I'm going away from you cuz you keep trying to touch my right side. >> I'm not trying to touch you. I'm trying to get you inside the car. >> If you back up, I'll get inside the car. >> What difference does it make? I'm not touching you. Can you back up a little more? >> No. >> So, you're refusing to get in the car? >> Mhm. Yeah. I'll get in the car. all day on this. All day and and I get written off. >> Can Can you get out? >> Melissa was charged with carjacking, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal mischief over $1,000, and leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property. For pre-trial release, she was placed on electronic monitoring. Her court case is still active.