Suspected hit and run driver found hiding in Pensacola trash can

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Pensacola police searching for a suspected hit-and-run driver finally found her hiding in a trash can, News 5 has learned.

Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, a woman driving a car on 9th Avenue in front of Wendy’s near College Park hit another car, but failed to stop.

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Police saw her and tried to stop her, but she refused. Officers found her car abandoned on a dead-end street…

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