DEPUTY’S MARKED PATROL VEHICLE HIT BY UNLICENSED DRIVER DURING INVESTIGATION OF CHILD HIT ON BICYCLE BY A DIFFERENT UNLICENSED DRIVER

Martin County, Fl (treasurecoast.com)- A Martin County Deputies car was hit by an unlicensed driver during an investigation of a child hit on a bike by a different unlicensed driver.

Unfortunately not unbelievable

Here is the info from the Martin County Sheriff:

A MCSO Traffic Deputy investigating a traffic crash escaped injury when his marked patrol vehicle was hit by an unlicensed driver.

Angel Palesio-Monson

The deputy was investigating a crash along SE 47th Avenue and SE Field Street over the weekend. That’s where an unlicensed driver hit a child on a bicycle. As he was questioning that driver, 49-year old Amelia Mericel Miranda De La Rosa, a second unlicensed driver in a Ford F-250, crashed into the back of the marked patrol SUV.

DEPUTY’S MARKED PATROL VEHICLE HIT BY UNLICENSED DRIVER DURING INVESTIGATION OF CHILD HIT ON BICYCLE BY A DIFFERENT UNLICENSED DRIVER

The child in the first crash was airlifted to the hospital, but is expected to recover. Amelia Mericel Miranda De La Rosa was charged with driving without a license. This is her second such charge in two years.

The driver who hit the deputy’s vehicle, 29-year old Angel Palesio-Monson, told deputies he didn’t see the marked patrol car or the parking lights. Palesio-Monson said he was returning home from a roofing job in Wellington where he cut his finger. He told the deputy he had two beers to help him cope with the pain. Palesio-Monson said he has never had a driver’s license. He was transported to the hospital to be treated for the cut to his finger. Palesio-Monson was charged with driving without a license. DUI with property damage charges are pending.