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Cantonment Woman Gets Probation On DUI Charge For Hitting Worker On Beulah Road
June 12, 2026
A Cantonment woman was recently convicted of DUI involving property damage or personal injury, for striking a construction worker on Beulah Road, north of Nine Mile Road in March.
She was sentenced to 12 months probation, under a plea agreement, ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and to attend DUI school or a drug rehabilitation program. Her driver’s license was also suspended for six months.
Crystal Jane McKnight, 43, was driving a pickup truck when she struck a construction worker with the vehicle’s mirror. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, McKnight attempted to leave the scene but was stopped by the victim, who followed her in his work truck.
Responding troopers noted that McKnight smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, and was slurring her words, according to an arrest report. She reportedly struggled to maintain her balance and nearly fell during initial contact.
McKnight consented to field sobriety exercises, during which investigators observed multiple signs of impairment, including failing to maintain balance and struggling to follow instructions. Following her arrest by troopers, McKnight provided breath samples that registered blood alcohol levels of .144 and .142, both well above the legal limit in Florida, the report states.
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10 Responses to “Cantonment Woman Gets Probation On DUI Charge For Hitting Worker On Beulah Road”
Nice to see how much a life is worth in the eyes of a judge in this county. The community service needs to be helping people crippled by drunk drivers.
The only way to stop drunk driving is an interlock device on ALL cars. Consider it a PIN to operate a deadly device.
Down right ridiculous! I know the guy she hit personal and he is still suffering, what a slap in in the face to him and his family!!
This is wrong in so many ways, stop slapping these people on the wrist for this. This was a choice not an accident! Thank God this man was able to get up and chase her so she could be caught. Oh maybe it was her first but it only takes one time to kill someone!!
Democrat please !!!
The system continually fails to protect us from seeing these people again.
This is ridiculous! Statutory minimums for what could have resulted in death or serious injury!
With the number of people being killed in our highways by impaired drivers, it’s obvious that community service, drug rehab and DUI school is not working. Is there something else we could try? I wonder.
System a Real TOP Notch JOKE!!!
Great job to both the judge and district attorney. I’m sure that probation will teach her a lesson….NOT!!!
Probation? No bueno!