New law hasn’t stopped texting and driving, so Flagler Sheriff is trying - with tickets
Sheriff Rick Staly roles out initiative to stop distracted drivers
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – In 2020, Flagler County’s crashes dropped. But crashes with injuries and fatalities more than doubled.
Sheriff Rick Staly blamed distracted driving for the dramatic increase. He said the no-texting-and-driving law that News 6 helped pass in 2019 isn’t making drivers put down their phones.
“It would certainly seem like that when you see everybody going down the road with a phone,” Staly said. “The poster child of what you’re not supposed to do is the female driver that ran over [Volusia County] Sheriff Chitwood on a bicycle.”
WILDWOOD – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the slaying of two teenagers whose bodies were discovered Wednesday morning.
The teens have been identified as Isaiah Alexander Nelson, 17, and Preston Wayne Nixon, 16, both of Wildwood.
Deputies were alerted to the homicides through a 911 call at 5:08 a.m.
The bodies were found near the intersection of County Road 219 and State Road 44, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Michelle Keszey. The intersection is not far from the entrance ramp to Interstate 75.
At first, the identities of the teens was unknown.
A spokeswoman for Sumter County schools said Thursday the two boys were not students in the local public school system.
Sumter man accused of stealing tools, charged with grand larceny Deputies say he is wanted for taking a truck and enclosed trailer which contained various tools. (Source: Sumter County Sheriff s Office) By WIS News 10 Staff | May 13, 2021 at 9:37 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 9:57 AM
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - Police in Sumter are searching for a man they say is wanted for taking a truck and attached enclosed trailer which contained various tools.
According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Henderson, 27, is facing charges of grand larceny, value of $10,000 or more.
Officials say the alleged incident occurred on Catchall Road on May 4. According to deputies, the vehicle and trailer were recovered but the tools were not found.