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Woman arrested after injuring two near Castillo de San Marcos in DUI crash

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla — Twenty-one-year-old Shannon King is facing additional charges along with two counts of Felony Reckless Driving Causing Serious Bodily Injury related to a DUI crash that severely injured two women near the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument at 11 South Castillo Drive on January 7.

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These additional charges are the result of video surveillance and information obtained from the vehicle’s Event Data Recorder (EDR).

A warrant was served for King’s arrest and she turned herself into the St. Johns County Jail this Thursday.

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ST. Johns County Sheriff’s Office state that witnesses near the scene saw a vehicle traveling northbound on Avenida Menendez at a high rate of speed and strike two women on the pedestrian sidewalk.

The vehicle then continued driving into a parking lot, hitting a parking sign and smashing a pay-to-park kiosk before coming to a stop.

At this time, the two women she hit are still recovering in the hospital.

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King already has charges of driving under the influence, DUI crash involving serious bodily injury, and DUI crash involving property damage.

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