A Florida woman plowed into a homeless 60-year-old father with her Ford Mustang as he was in a marked crosswalk — and told people afterward that she “thought she had hit a box or speed bump,” according to police.
Dawn Dunkle, 51, was driving westbound in the 1400 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater when she mowed down Elbert Gilbert on Feb. 4, according to a Clearwater Police Department press release.
After striking Gilbert with her car, Dunkle allegedly fled the scene and ditched her 2024 red Mustang in the area. Police say the vehicle was located “a few days later” and eventually linked to Dunkle, who was taken into custody and charged on Friday…