Man Charged With DUI, Hit And Run After Crashing Into Escambia Deputy’s Vehicle

June 30, 2025

An Arizona man was charged with DUI in a hit-and-run crash involving a marked Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SUV on Saturday night.

Jason Kenneth Crupe, 28, of Chandler, AZ, was booked into the Escambia County Jail.

The crash happened around 7 p.m. Saturday at Navy Boulevard and Sunset Avenue. The ECSO later located Crupe and his vehicle at Elizabeth Street and Hawthorne Drive.

He was charged with DUI and hit and run and later released on a $10,000 bond.

There were no injuries in the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Comments

5 Responses to “Man Charged With DUI, Hit And Run After Crashing Into Escambia Deputy’s Vehicle”

  1. Brim buster on July 2nd, 2025 8:32 am

    Come to Florida on vacation.Leave on probation.Come back on a violation

  2. Samantha Riley on June 30th, 2025 9:02 pm

    Man, drinking and driving was the first step in screwing up, but hitting an officer of all people and running? Man way to make it WAY worse than it already was

  3. Susie on June 30th, 2025 10:21 am

    You can’t escape the Law Enforcement in Pensacola. They WILL find you. Ha!! Good job again and thank you.

  4. Bill T on June 30th, 2025 10:09 am

    These people from other states don’t realize how the ECSD works !! See here they don’t play stupid games with people that think they are above the law here if you think you know the law that’s good because they will make sure you are right !!! Oh by the way don’t be wrong because this ain’t a game ok!!!

  5. Jan on June 30th, 2025 8:07 am

    It always amazes me how many of these idiots hit law enforcement vehicles!!! Talk about “asking for trouble”!





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