PINELLAS PARK — Police arrested a 24-year-old Holiday man about 5:15 a.m. June 6 after he drove into two people twice during a fight outside Banquet Masters, 1335 49th St.
2 arrested, 4 severely injured following banquet hall brawl in Clearwater
By FOX 13 News Staff
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Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff s Office
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Roberto Dothe, 24, of Holiday, and Anthony Benitez, 18, of Clearwater, were arrested early Sunday morning after an argument turned physical at Banquet Masters, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department.
Police say a large event was taking place at Banquet Masters, located at 13355 49th St N. in Clearwater, when uninvited guests arrived shortly before 3 a.m. and began arguing with partygoers.
As the argument ensued, police say Dothe and two passengers got into a car and drove into a crowd of people, striking a 10-year-old girl and a 37-year-old man. After hitting the two victims, police say Dothe crashed his car into a parked truck, put his vehicle in reverse and ran them over a second time.
PINELLAS PARK â A 58-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was struck by two vehicles June 3 while crossing 66th Street North in Pinellas Park.
Police responded to a crash about 9:15 p.m. and found a seriously injured pedestrian in the northbound lane of 66th Street North, just north of Bryan Dairy Road. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Police say the driver of a 2013 Ford van, Kenny Valle, 31, of St. Petersburg remained on the scene; however the second vehicle did not. It was described as an older black, single cab pickup truck driven by a heavyset Black man about 50-years-old.
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