Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Janae Kenzly Hodge, 22, was arrested last night after allegedly colliding with a scooter, leading to severe injuries for the victim, and then telling first responders that she was not involved in the crash.
At about 9:55 p.m. on December 3, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to the 2300 block of SW 2nd Avenue, where a scooter had collided with a car, with the scooter driver suffering a fracture to her spine and injuries to her ribs and face.
The arresting officer reported that Hodge called 911 and told the call-taker, “I was turning and there was a scooter. I think she clipped me as I was turning at the same time.” Hodge also reportedly spoke to a responding firefighter and said she heard a loud “boom,” looked over, and saw the scooter; she said the scooter did not hit her car and she was not involved. Hodge allegedly left the scene of the accident without providing any contact information to the victim or letting law enforcement know she was leaving.