Jacksonville mom arrested for hit-and-run with infant son in backseat, deputies say

A Jacksonville mom was arrested by St. Johns County deputies Sunday after they said she left the scene of a crash with her infant son in the car.

According to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Selina Marie Townsend, 20, rear-ended a red Toyota at State Road 207 and I-95 and left the scene.

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Deputies spotted Townsend and her vehicle located at the off ramp of State Road 206 and I-95.

When deputies approached her, she told them, "I was driving and hit a pole" and "I'm working to get my license fixed."

When asked about the welfare of the baby in the car seat in the back of the car, Townsend told deputies she was unaware that the child was in the car and identified him as her son.

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The passenger in the car told deputies the woman took Xanax and smoked marijuana at an earlier time.

The arrest reported stated Townsend was "extremely unorganized" had "slurred speech" swayed repeatedly and "constantly salivating out the mouth."

Townsend was arrested and faces charges for leaving the scene of a crash, driving with a suspended license and child endangerment.

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