Santa Rosa County man arrested after crashing into cars, home: FHP

Summer Poole
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Editor’s Note: We’ve corrected the reported incident time in this article.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested after he crashed into two cars and “impacted” two homes in Santa Rosa County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

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37-year-old John Robert Mahoney, of Santa Rosa County, was heading west on Blake Lane and was approaching Amble Way Tuesday around 11:46 p.m., according to the release.

Mahoney allegedly did not stop at a stop sign and entered the intersection, causing the front of his car to hit two other cars and two homes. He then fled the scene.

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Mahoney was arrested and charged with DUI with property damage, leaving the scene of an accident and running a stop sign.

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