A Facebook video helped police identify a Margate woman who blamed a sneeze for a hit-and-run crash involving a van carrying four children.
Margate Police Department arrest records show Christie Marie Shelton, 53, of Margate, was arrested on October 13 and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving injuries and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. According to an arrest affidavit, the crash occurred around 6:48 a.m. on September 25 at the intersection of State Road 7 and Southgate Boulevard.
Investigators said Shelton rear-ended a van transporting four schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 14. Although none of the children were injured, the van’s driver suffered significant injuries, including multiple cervical disc herniations, disc bulges in the neck and lower back, and nerve compression, according to medical records cited in the affidavit…