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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A traffic crash in Escambia County led to the arrest of a driver, but not for what you might think. The driver had been using a fake ID for 30 years, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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According to an FHP news release, troopers responded to a crash just after midnight at Rue Max Street and Barrancas Avenue.
A 54-year-old man with a Pensacola address was driving a minivan in the area of Rue Max Street and Barrancas Avenue when he allegedly hit a 44-year-old Pensacola man riding a bicycle. The bicyclist was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital.
The 54-year-old man allegedly gave troopers an invalid Florida driver’s license and was flagged as a habitual traffic offender…