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\nThree people have been charged after fleeing the scene of a crash, which caused damage to property on the University of Louisville\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n
\nThree people have been charged after fleeing the scene of a crash, which caused damage to property on the University of Louisville\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n
Brent Shelton, 23, is charged with receiving stolen property between $1,000 and $10,000, first-degree criminal mischief, and leaving the scene of an accident.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest citation, UofL Police responded to a crash at the intersection of South Floyd Street and University Boulevard around 3 p.m. on October 7.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived on scene, witnesses said three people fled the scene and entered a parking garage after the crash. <\/p>\n
A woman in one of the vehicles involved in the crash was transported to UofL Hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n
UofL Police Department later found the three people who matched the suspects\u2019 descriptions getting into a white Lincoln SUV at the intersection of South 4th Street and Winkler Avenue.<\/p>\n
Police conducted a traffic stop, informing the driver that the individuals in his car were suspected of being involved in the nearby crash.<\/p>\n
Shelton agreed to speak with officers after being read his Miranda Rights, according to the citation.<\/p>\n
He said he was rear-ended by the other woman\u2019s car and hit a concrete wall at the crash site, causing more than $500 in damage to UofL property.<\/p>\n
However, the injured woman said she had a green light and was turning through the intersection when Shelton ran a red light and crashed into her car.<\/p>\n
Shelton told police he and the other individuals fled the scene because \u201che was scared.\u201d<\/p>\n
The citation added that the vehicle he was driving was reported stolen on October 4.<\/p>\n
Both the other man, identified as Joshua Perkins, and woman, identified as Kaleigh Fields, who were in Shelton\u2019s vehicle admitted to being in the car and fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n
Court records show Perkins and Fields have been charged with receiving stolen property and fleeing the scene of an accident.<\/p>\n
A university spokesperson said none of the suspects are affiliated with UofL.
\nSource: WHAS11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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