After five months, the suspect involved in allegedly hitting a 20 year old pedestrian with his vehicle is behind bars. The defendant, 24-year old Joshua Dean West, is accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a bystander on April 20, 2009. West attempted to flee the scene and crashed into two telephone poles before his car came to a stop. The defendant fled on foot, only to be found by a police tracking dog.
The injured victim, 20-year old Andrew Scott Hall, has been at the Bayfront Medical Center since the April crash. The accident left Hall with a crushed pelvis and severed leg. Hall has been forced to undergo several reconstructive surgeries in an effort to heal his injuries. He still is unable to walk and has his elbow held at a 90 degree angle. Hall may be able to leave the hospital in at least 3 weeks.
Officers arrested the defendant on charges of DUI causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a crash with bodily injury. West has been held since June at the Putnam Correctional Institute on unrelated violation of probation charges. He has been moved to the Pinellas County Jail where he has been charged with the two crimes related to DUI.
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