{"id":376041,"date":"2026-08-19T23:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376041\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:36:57","slug":"watch-intoxicated-driver-flees-after-florida-hit-and-run-crash-deputies-say-snn-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376041\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Intoxicated driver flees after Florida hit-and-run crash, deputies say \u2013 SNN News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 An intoxicated driver was arrested after left a hit-and-run crash in Martin County and fled from deputies, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1066604462402292\/?s=single_unit\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1066604462402292\/?s=single_unit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> Ariel Simon Bamaca Camey, 27, caused \u201csome serious chaos\u201d on Saturday, when he crashed into a car along SE Dixie Highway.<\/p>\n<p>Bamaca Camey then left the distressed victim in the roadway, so MCSO said she reported the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies searched for a white pickup truck with heavy damage to the front and quickly found the suspect, according to MCSO.<\/p>\n<p>Body camera video shows Bamaca Camey fleeing once he noticed deputies, but MCSO said he was stopped less than a mile away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bamaca-camey-arrest.png\" alt=\"Bamaca Camey arrest 8-18 (Martin County Sheriff's Office)\" class=\"wp-image-3389716 amp-wp-71c4de2\" width=\"855\" height=\"719\"\/>Bamaca Camey (Credit: Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p>When deputies asked him to get on the ground after he exited the truck, Bamaca Camey did not comply, according to video.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving damage, fleeing and eluding, driving without a valid license and DUI. MCSO said he was never issued a valid Florida driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to the Marion County Jail, where he remains on an Immigration Customs Enforcement detainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 An intoxicated driver was arrested after left a hit-and-run crash in Martin County&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-376041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}