Crime & Safety
Woman, 42, Charged In U.S. 41 Hit-And-Run
A Lutz woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 41 near State Road 54.
LUTZ, FL — A 42-year-old Lutz woman faces charges after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say she fled the scene of a crash that occurred on March 22 along U.S. 41 north of State Road 54 in Land O’ Lakes.
According to the patrol, Sheila Renee Withey was driving a Nissan SUV south on U.S. 41 around 9:30 p.m. March 22. Withey, a highway patrol report said, was in the inside lane behind a Toyota pickup driven by Kyle Shawn Sheffield, 19, of San Antonio.
Sheffield slowed for traffic ahead, but troopers say Withey did not. Her SUV struck the rear of Sheffield’s truck.
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Withey is then accused of taking off from the scene. Troopers brought her into custody on Tuesday, March 28 on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.
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No injuries were reported in the crash. Further information is not available.
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