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Name:
ENNES, MARY ELIZABETH
Date of Booking:
06/10/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY
HIT AND RUN; DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP AT OR RETURN TO SCENE OF ACCIDENT
Officer’s Narrative:
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Driver 2 advised, she was facing south on Virginia Avenue in the left turning lane. Driver 2 advised, she was stopped for the red light and while doing so, vehicle 1 came from behind and struck vehicle 2, a Honda HR-V in the rear, with the front of vehicle 1, a burgandy, Jeep Grand Cherokee. Driver 2 advised, it was a hard jolt to her.
Driver 2 advised, she contacted 911 and the driver of vehicle 1 came to vehicle 2 and started banging on the driver window. Driver 2 advised, driver 1 advised there wasn’t any damage and got back into her vehicle. Driver 2 advised, when the light changed, she pulled to turn into McDonald’s, when vehicle 1 came around her and didn’t pull behind her. Driver 2 advised, she then pulled behind vehicle 1 to get its tag number. Driver 2 advised, vehicle 1 turned into the left turning lane and she was able to give the dispatcher the tag number of [REDACTED]. Driver 2 advised, she pulled vehicle 2 into Ameris Bank and vehicle 1 continued north on Magnolia Drive.
Driver 2 advised, she was shaken up but didn’t complain of any injury. Vehicle 2 suffered minor damage to the rear bumper and slight scratches to the rear gate of vehicle 2.
While on scene, I checked the tag given of the offender vehicle and the vehicle returned to the listed offender, Mary Ennes (driver 1). I showed the license picture of the owner to [VICTIM #1] (driver 2), which stated that was in fact the lady who hit her vehicle and banged on her window.
After clearing the scene, I went to the BP convenience store at 2nd Street and Virginia Avenue. While there I reviewed the camera that shows the area and observed the burgandy in color, Jeep Grand Cherokee (Vehicle 1) in the right lane. While in the right lane, it came to a stop and the gray in color, Honda HR-V pulled passed in the turning lane, south bound on Virginia Avenue. After the Honda passed, the jeep then got behind it in the turning lane. Both vehicles came to a rest and were completely stopped. Then the Jeep began pulling forward and hit the rear of the Honda which was still stopped for the traffic signal. The driver of the jeep then gets out and approaches the Honda and then goes back to her vehicle, then walked back and looked in the area that was struck. The vehicles then pull away from the light.
Due to the driver of the jeep being at fault and leaving the scene with damage, I am securing warrants for following too closely and leaving the scene.
[End of Narrative]