Tampa, FL (April 30, 2019) – 34-year-old Danielle Swanson was arrested on Tuesday night after a serious hit-and-run accident that took place when she was driving intoxicated.
According to police, Swanson struck a man who had been crossing East Davis Boulevard and then immediately fled the scene. One woman called the police, as she and her husband witnessed the accident after they claim that Swanson had been swerving all over the road.
The witnesses stayed on the phone with police and followed Swanson from a safe distance so that they could tell dispatchers where she was headed. They said that she struck multiple curbs and medians while driving erratically.
Tampa Police officials eventually caught up with Swanson at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and 17th Street.
The Tampa Police Department arrested Swanson for leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries and DUI.
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