Hall County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Unit (AIU) deputies arrested an Oakwood man on a list of traffic offenses from two hit-and-run vehicle crashes on Thursday evening, Dec. 26.
According to the preliminary investigation, Mateo Fernandez, 23, was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon on the wrong side of the road on Memorial Park Drive and struck another vehicle at Centennial Drive. He fled the scene of the crash, which resulted in minor injuries to the driver whose vehicle he struck, says sheriff’s office spokesperson Derreck Booth.
“Several minutes later, Fernandez crashed into a trash can and mailbox on Mountain View Road at Hilldale Road. He again left the scene of the crash but was detained by Oakwood Police Department Officers on Mountain View Road at Holiday Lane,” says Booth.
AIU deputies arrested Fernandez and cited him for the following offenses:
- Driving under the influence
- Open container violation
- Duty to stop at accident (hit and run, leaving scene) – two counts
- Failure to maintain lane – two counts
- Driving on the wrong side of the roadway
- Driving while license suspended/revoked
- Tires – no metal tire contact on any roadways
According to online jail records, Fernandez remains in jail on a $6,300 bond.
