Port Richey, FL (February 20, 2019) - Police have arrested a motorcyclist, identified as 63-year-old Buddy Jay Kline, after he struck a two-year-old child while driving intoxicated.
At the time, police say that Kline was in the 7300 Block of Oak Crest Drive on his Harley Davidson when he collided the 2-year-old. Kline’s female passenger got off of the motorcycle and started screaming at everyone on the scene, including the parents of the child. She followed the parents and family members inside the home and continued to scream at them.
After a while, she went back outside, got back on the motorcycle, and Kline and his passenger fled the scene of the accident.
Police say that the child was airlifted to the hospital as a trauma alert. However, they were able to identify Kline and showed up at his home, where they asked him if he knew anything about the incident. Kline claimed that he only “heard about” the accident. While arresting him for leaving the scene of an accident, police noticed that Kline had bloodshot eyes and alcohol smell was emanating from his breath. Kline also refused to take a breath sample.
Police have since charged with Kline with a felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor DUI.
Port Richey DUI Laws
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