Floriberto Santiz-Gomez

Name:
Santiz-Gomez, Floriberto

Date of Booking:
10/19/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
HIT AND RUN; DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP AT OR RETURN TO SCENE OF ACCIDENT

DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE (MISDEMEANOR)

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 19-19-2025 OFFICER JOE MUNGER with the Clayton Police Department was dispatched to the area of ga15 and Duvall Auto for a hit and run accident. SERGEANT JUSTIN BUCHANAN was notified that the vehicle that left the scene was grey sedan and the rear bumper would be hanging off of it. The victim in this case stated he last saw the vehicle traveling toward Supply Mart.

SGT. BUCHANAN then traveled to Duvall St. and Stavemill St. in an attempt to locate the vehicle. SGT. BUCHANAN located a grey in color Mercury Milan with a South Carolina tag of [REDACTED] in the parking lot of Stavemill Apartments in front of building [REDACTED]. SGT. BUCHANAN exited his vehicle and made contact with a hispanic male that was standing beside the vehicle.

SGT. BUCHANAN asked the male, who was later identified as FLORIBERTO SANTIZ GOMEZ, what had happened. GOMEZ did not speak English so SGT. BUCHANAN used his translator on his department cell phone. GOMEZ stated he was in an accident. SGT. BUCHANAN asked GOMEZ if he was driving and he stated he was. SGT. BUCHANAN asked GOMEZ for his license and he stated he did not have one. GOMEZ did provide proof of insurance on the vehicle. SGT. BUCHANAN provided the insurance to OFFICER MUNGER, who was working the hit and run accident along with the tag. OFFICER MUNGER advised that the victim stated the car was the one that left the scene of the accident.

SGT. BUCHANAN then placed GOMEZ under arrest and placed his handcuffs on GOMEZ’ wrists and checked for fit and double locked them. SGT. BUCHANAN then transported GOMEZ to the Rabun County Detention Center where he was turned over to jail staff with out incident. GOMEZ was issued two citations from OFFICER MUNGER. One for hit and run leaving the scene of an accident, and one for driving with out a license.

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