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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Woman arrested after alleged hit-and-run crash at RV park in Wildwood

Gerri Ann Mayo
Gerri Ann Mayo

A woman was arrested after an alleged hit-and-run crash at a RV park in Wildwood.

Gerri Ann Mayo, 57, of Wildwood, was driving a white 2003 Chevrolet Suburban on Wednesday when her vehicle hit a sign at the Wildwood RV Village campground on State Road 44, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Damage to the sign was estimated at $200.

Deputies tracked down Mayo at the location at which she was staying at the campground. The front bumper of her vehicle had sustained damage consistent with a traffic crash.

A criminal history check revealed she had been convicted of driving under the influence in 2007 in Chatham County, Georgia; DUI in 1996 in Martin County in Florida; and felony hit-and-run in 1982, also in Martin County.

The New York native was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property. She was also ticketed on a charge of careless driving .

She was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $500 bond.

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