FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol Troopers investigated a hit and run traffic crash on August 5, 2019, on the southbound entrance ramp to I75 from Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers.
The investigation determined that the right front of a 2005 Toyota, driven by Obed Morales Moya, 34 of Fort Myers, struck the left rear of a 2013 BMW on the entrance ramp.
Morales stayed on scene briefly, then fled.
Troopers later located Morales at his place of employment in Naples and arrested him for leaving the scene of a traffic crash involving injury.
FHP reminds the public If involved in a traffic crash, Florida Law requires drivers to remain on scene.
Leaving the scene of a crash with injury is a third-degree felony, upon conviction, the hit, and run driver can be sentenced to five years in prison and or a $5,000 fine.
By remaining on scene, it will not only spare a driver from significant legal penalties; it may save a life.
Anyone that witnesses a hit and run crash is urged to call FHP or Crime stoppers. Even a small tip can help solve a case.
