Man on probation turns himself in for leaving scene of crash that seriously injured motorcyclist
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jimmy Dewayne Lewis Jr., 43, turned himself in yesterday for leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist; he is on probation for driving without a valid license and was allegedly driving without a valid license at the time of the crash.
At about 8:22 a.m. on April 7, Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers responded to the 900 block of SW 13th Street and found a motorcyclist In the roadway with serious injuries; the victim was transported to a hospital under a trauma alert.
The investigation found that a vehicle, found at the scene without a driver, had turned into the path of a motorcycle, and the motorcycle hit the side of the vehicle. The driver fled the scene on foot.
Officers found a phone in the vehicle and determined that it belonged to Lewis.
Lewis called GPD at about 8 a.m. on April 8 and said he wanted to turn himself in.
Post Miranda, Lewis reportedly said he had been driving southbound on SW 13th Street and was turning left on SW 9th Avenue to go to his home near P.K. Yonge. He said that after the crash, he fled because he was scared and knew that he did not have a valid driver’s license. He said he had left his phone in the car and that the car belonged to his fiancee.
The officer reported that Lewis has 15 driver’s license suspensions since 2008 and has not had a valid license during that time.
Lewis has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury and driving without a valid license, causing serious injury; he was also cited for failure to yield the right of way while making a left turn, causing serious bodily injury. Lewis has one felony conviction (violent), one misdemeanor conviction (violent), and four traffic convictions, including three convictions for driving without a valid license; he is on probation in Leon County for driving without a valid license. Judge Joy Danne ordered him released on his own recognizance.
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I bet he drove himself home from Judge Danne’s court, probably laughing at her the whole way.
ROR on a hit and run with serious injury, driving without a valid license, and on probation. There is a reason why Judge Danne only handles civil traffic court and is a 2nd string criminal judge. Former public defender what do you expect? DeSantis made a terrible decision making her a judge. Maybe she can make this POS her personal chauffeur.
What?? ROR with that Hx and a severely injured victim. We know what’s eventually gonna happen.
Good luck getting any $$ out of this one. He’s an example of why our insurance rates are so high.
He already ran from the scene of the accident, has 15 driver’s license suspensions since 2008, and he is let out ROR? Anyone with common sense knows he more than likely will run again. Just lock him up this time and throw away the key because he can’t be trusted to obey the law.
He nearly kills a guy on bike, flees (probably on drugs or alcohol), has multiple arrests for driving without a license but let’s let him go on “R&R”, can we sue judge joy danne when he drives AGAIN AND KILLS SOMEONE? WTF! Now let’s see if they show up to court. SMMFH
This may be controversial, but did the owner of the vehicle allow him to drive, knowing he didn’t have a license? Perhaps the fiance should be criminally charged, as well.
At what point do all those crimes add up to incarceration so he can’t hurt more people with his illegal driving non-skills?