body cam footage shows the aftermath of
an enraged and Wealthy driver who rammed
his Porsche into a traffic control
construction worker he comes to a stop
and then I'm like all right bet so I
stop like this to stand in front of him
and then he continues to accelerate into
my legs to get me to move out the way
and he's like looking at me like yelling
and that's what I got mad I was like and
you're you're yelling at him to stop
stop signal he like I understand when
somebody lets go of their brakes and
then their their their car hits you a
little bit this dude pushed my legs in
with his car like need any medical no
trust me I the car definitely did hit
you but he hit me like he St on the gas
to get the [ __ ] out of his way and
that's what he was implying even after I
know this is stupid because we're
between this is a crash hit and run and
between this is like a uh an aggravated
battery with a deadly weapon yeah so it
goes from one criminal charge to another
crial charge so I so I'm just trying to
make sure I have all the elements yeah
so me I mean have like the whole crew of
people that seen it down there cuz they
was all on the equipment so they watched
all of this go down and they were like
yo what the [ __ ] is he doing so I said
stop yeah he pushes his car right up on
my legs and tries to move me out my way
and then that's when I'm like yo you're
seriously going to [ __ ] hit me with
your car right now and then he's like oh
like I need to go and turn left here
like I need to turn left and I'm like
bro I don't care you're not going to hit
me with this trying to meet me out your
way and then he was like oh I didn't
mean to I didn't mean to and I was like
no bro you you that's not so you let him
know that you hit he hit you yeah I let
him know I let him know that my leg Yeah
and then he and then he drove off so all
right so it sounds like this is more of
an aggravated battery with a deadly
weapon is that how you want to pursue
with things you want to pursue with
charges for that I mean to be honest
with you yeah I just don't have any like
I'm not physically hurt so I mean but if
that still counts under it if we have
witnesses and you're saying that the
vehicle did touch you yeah 100% like
what I'm not doubting you on that at all
that dude drove his whole Hood into my
leg and tried to push me like with his
car for a second and I was like bro you
can use the back of my car uh if just I
just need basic information here at the
top just explain the whole second here
directing traffic and then what happened
after that I mean be as clear as like
the stuff I told you to repeat just kind
of repeat that in there after finding
the location of the possible suspect at
a nearby Home an officer checks with the
residents there hello you Donald Donald
that resides here that drives that yes
come here where is he is he friendly oh
yeah yeah yeah okay hello yeah hold on
all right again here come here hello how
are you good I just got some questions
for you today um before I ask the
questions I got to read you something
from this card I'm Deputy Lan with the
flag County Sheriff's Office uh I'm here
investigating an aggravated battery um I
have to to read you the back of the card
now you have the right to remain silent
anything you say maybe used as against
you do you understand these rights sure
okay with these rights in M are you
still willing to talk to me uh yeah I
don't know uh I don't know what this is
about I said it's in it's in reference
to an investigation for an aggravated uh
battery me
yes again I don't even know I have no
idea what you're talking about TR 111
Flagler I'm 1012 with my suspect I mean
it's a yes or no are you still willing
to talk to me yeah I mean I guess so I
don't know what we're talking about sure
all right so earlier today were you
driving that Porche I was were you on
commo Dell Ray with all that
construction going on yes I was okay um
do you mind just have telling me what
happened with the the person directing
traffic if you if you know what I'm
talking about uh I do I do I think I do
okay they wouldn't allow us to turn left
there MH there was a there was a lot of
commotion people traffic was going
through real fast and a lot of different
things going on so I said can I go
straight and he said yes so I went
straight and then come back down so I
could turn into this make a left turn in
there cuz they weren't allowing us do
you understand talking about okay so I
went that way and sure enough there was
a lot of traffic there so we waited so
so we all waited a little while longer
and finally it went to slow in that lane
so I pulled out and if what you're
talking about there was a fella when I
started going down hoping that I'd get
down there and make that left turn
because all this equipment was par there
so when I went down there I could see a
fella come out there was one guy on the
left and another one came out on the on
the right side and he came running up to
me like this MH and he ran up to the
hood of my car yes and he ran right up
to the hood of my car yeah
and he hit my car I was slapping at the
time so I walked around to the window
and he said what are youing trying to
run over me and I said no I'm sorry if
you thought that I was stopping you ran
up to my car and I was moving slow I
mean it was maybe 1 M an hour cuz we're
almost stopped I mean I didn't hit that
person if that's where you're going all
he ran right up to the car and hit the
front of the car so that it wasn't your
intention to hit him of course not
because I mean he's claiming that he had
you stopped and then you revved your
engine and went into him and I have two
witnesses also collaborating that story
other workers there yeah no I never he
came right up to me and was anybody in
the car with you no it was just you okay
and and he came right up to me and I
think he hit the car and he said stop
and the car might have moved right there
he was running I mean he was not running
fast but he was he was coming up there
like that and he got in the car and I
mean why would have run over somebody I
mean that's just somebody maybe is
looking I'm driving a nice car maybe
taking advantage of the situation there
I can see if he just claimed that we had
no other Witnesses but I mean the other
Witnesses stories were almost exactly
the same and I spoke to them you know
separately making sure I'm doing my due
diligence with the investigation here
and they they both describe the same
exact incident that you came out into
oncoming traffic not listening to it
wasn't not list I know I know it's not
oning no I know it's not oncoming
traffic it was it was down to one lane
but it was still a lane that you weren't
supposed to be in at that time and they
they said you were impatient you came
out and then you stopped and then he's
waving you down told you to stop and
then he's waiting for the other traffic
and then that's when you there hit him
with the car there was no other traffic
and I didn't I didn't hit him with the
car he ran up to the car I mean with the
confusion going on the car could have
lunged a little bit but nothing like I
gave it the gas and tried to run him
over or anything like that that's it's
not like a manual transmission anything
like that it's not a manual transmission
it's automatic it's automatic okay all
right they had all sorts of aggravated
people trying to turn around in the road
trying to go that way it was a if you
wouldn't mind me just standing at the
end of the driveway um we're going to
have the victim come and drive by and
and see if he can identify you so if you
wouldn't mind just standing over here in
the grass be
appreciated cling he was hurt or
something like that or he's not claiming
he was hurt but he was claiming he was
hit by a car and in the State of Florida
that counts as aggravated battery with a
deadly weapon the way he and two other
third party Witnesses are stating it
happened is is you were impatient you
came out and you saw that he was there
and then you revved your engine and kept
claiming you need to get around him and
then that's when you struck him with the
vehicle pushing him back when he when he
was there I he was in front of the car
he stopped so I couldn't go anywhere and
it fine yeah I tried to explain to him
I'm just trying to turn left into this
intersection I understand but when
somebody in a yellow jacket who's
directing directing traffic around you
know construction going on you need to
abide by the the the traffic control
devices that they have set up well it
was it was confusing cuz it had turn
slow it turned to slow and then uh the
sign went to slow and I couldn't tell
how many car there were other cars that
were workers in that lane okay just
stand right there for me
okay still stay here yes just just until
the uh patrol car passes by did he
explain to you what what we're doing
yeah he said4
said uh that I'm pretty much going to
like identify him yeah yeah and this is
this is uh right there on that little
Bend before we came in or not like I
guess on that side if we would have kept
going straight this is where he actually
did it and then he said he had to turn
in left he was freaking out saying he
had to turn
left officers then conducted a showup as
part of their investigation these are
used in instances when a suspect is
apprehended in close proximity to the
crime and within a reasonable time frame
frame in addition to location and timing
if the physical description reasonably
matches the suspect a showup may be
performed during a show up multiple
procedures will take place the victim
Andor witness will be transported to an
appropriate location to identify the
suspect in the case of multiple victims
and or Witnesses they must be separated
victims and or witnesses will be
notified beforehand that the suspect may
or may not be the perpetrator
immediately after the show up the victim
or witness should provide a statement
about their level of confidence in the
identification people involved are
prohibited from making any suggestive
remarks that may sway the identifier one
way or the other and the showup must be
thoroughly documented regarding each and
every
detail I mean he's got his glasses off
but yeah he the same it's the same shirt
and it's the same it's literally the
same hair all right so are you 100% yeah
as like literally the exact same por the
only thing that's different now is he
doesn't have his sunglasses on and I
think he was wearing a black hat too but
I don't think he's got that on either
the only difference he just doesn't have
his he just doesn't have the glasses and
the hat on but the same gray hair the
same face the same
shirt um I mean based on the witness
statements based on the victim
identifying you as driving the Porsche
that he photographed you know hitting
him I have probable cause to make an
arrest for a aggravated battery craziest
thing like like he was hit with a car
okay uh I just got a few more questions
for you um do you know what year it is
do I know what year it is yes I know
these they're going to sound crazy it's
just something I have to put in my
report
1922 do you know who the president of
the United States is
B do you have any weapons on you
anything I should be aware of no okay um
no knives guns anything like that yeah
on you no you don't have anything okay
um you've been compliant with me I don't
have to put the handcuffs on behind you
I'll just put them on in the front so
it's more comfortable while we while we
drive down excuse me
ma'am oh he's arresting me for some
Looney that is claiming I hit him with
the car and he ran up put his hood on
the car put his hands on the car and
there were other his other buddies were
standing there and probably and then he
was swearing cussing and said you want
to run you're going to run me over or
something like that so if you wouldn't
mind just putting your hands out like
that
oh this is
absurd you know what this is all
about that okay you're not having any
medical
complaints right now no yeah no okay all
right I just walking made down to my car
over here so
where I'll I I can explain and
everything to you we'll just do it at my
car once he's you know secured in my
back seat and I'll I'll let you know do
you want me to come with you yeah if you
wouldn't mind so before I put you back
there I just have to patch you down just
to make sure there's nothing else on you
that I should be aware of any other
properties all right just take a seat in
the back you just kind of slide in like
you normally would and then that's made
so that uh I I can
buckle short neck sorry about that all
right um I can open that partition for
you to let some AC back is going to get
a little hot because it's it's not
easily
ventilated earlier today he was driving
with for what happened was according to
you know the victim and two other
Witnesses he cut out into the oncoming
Lane against their wishes they're
they're telling him hey stop stay here
and you can't go he cuts out then he um
is told to stop by our victim the victim
you know comes over you know has him
stop
the he apparently stops in the roadway
and then he's standing in the standing
in front of the vehicle and then that's
when he revs his engine and drives into
the th that's hard for you could believe
because he is a gentle man see I I
understand we're we're going off of two
like I said two witnesses and the victim
statements they're all exactly the same
I had to drive back and forth to
different locations where these these
workers were and I I asked them these
questions
you know separately and they all gave
the same exact story well maybe they all
talked to one another you
know that's guy in the porch let's just
that's why it was handled the way it was
they had no idea the police were called
it was actually the victim he he he
called on his own it wasn't like a job
site they were like what are you guys
here for they had no idea so I I just
find that really I mean would not you
would he's just he's the kindest man
youve ever met in your life I understand
but that's that's what we're going off
now what happen he's going to be
transported down to the flag County
inmate facility and vanel oh you got to
be kidding me he committed a felony man
that's that's why we're we're doing it
the way we're doing I don't I don't have
any discretion when it comes to making a
felony this all right so you're taking
them to the you're taking them to prison
the the jail ma'am can I go there now or
or can he come out of here once it's
going to it's going to be a while before
he's booked in it's going to be at least
2 hours before he's booked in and then
start stay over there he was he was over
oh yeah all right uh any further
questions no so do you have a phone
number or anything I can call there or I
me uh you he come over he's going to be
with yeah yeah you can come over come
over here Mike my partner wasn't here he
didn't he didn't know you were here as
well sir never take him to jail so we we
have probable cause for he was he
committed an aggravated battery with his
his vehicle when he struck one of the
the workers over there who were
directing traffic we had two witnesses
is who were you know completely separate
when I interviewed them you give the
exact same story as to what happened so
what the victim was playing back
understand so what's the bail
requirement it's that's set by the jail
I don't personally set that so what
happens now do I have to get a delayer
that's down the ring he's going to he's
going to see a judge for first
appearance then going to keep him
overnight I I don't know maybe it's
possible for it this isn't a domestic
case so ites he doesn't have to stay
overnight I don't I don't personally
said that that's all set by the I just
TR L and type out the deput Lan you're
doing your job I can explain all as to
we're okay where you
stand it's messed
up it is what it is he TR
better I need we've been following this
case for the last 2 years as it's worked
its way through the Florida court system
Donald was charged with aggravated
battery with a deadly weapon court
records indicate as part of a plea
agreement Donald would plead guilty to
battery and avoid jail time contingent
on completing a diversion program
involving anger management he was also
ordered to pay several hundred in fines
and court costs related to this matter
court records indicate that he completed
the diversion program successfully
accordingly his felony charge was
downgraded to a simple battery which
will remain on his criminal record court
records also indicate he was represented
by a private attorney which may have
anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000 for
defense in a felony criminal case like
this