Crime & Safety
Dead Cat Found in Arrested Woman's Car
Michelle Reyes told authorities she was trying to save a cat.
After Michelle Reyes allegedly plowed her Ford into a Pasco County Fire Rescue ambulance in Holiday on Thursday night, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper questioned her about what happened.
She told him: “I was trying to save a dead cat. That is the only reason I’m driving. I just lost control trying to find somewhere to save the cat in my car,” according to an FHP arrest report.
He smelled alcohol on her breath and noticed she slurred. He asked her if she had anything to drink. She responded: ”Yeah I normally don’t drive. What would you do if you saw this cat? “
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The troopers found a dead cat on the floorboard of the front passenger side seat.
Reyes, of 6144 Forest Hills Road, Holiday, had crashed into the ambulance on Grand Boulevard, just north of Miles Stretch Drive around 10:16 p.m.Three firefighters were injured in the crash, and the ambulance was damaged. On his arrival at the scene, a Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy saw her flee and had caught her on foot.
When asked why she tried to flee the scene, she responded: “I wasn’t driving. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
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Reyes was arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license, DUI with property damage and fleeing the scene of a crash.
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