Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested 21-year-old Brandon Sauer on Sunday after he called Pasco County deputies and disclosed the fact he was involved in a hit-and-run. Sauer allegedly ran over 19-year-old Walter Fortier who just got over being stabbed in the chest by his roommate three months ago, according to TBO.com. Now Fortier is back in the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg in critical condition.
Fortier’s former roommate is awaiting trial on aggravated battery charges that stem from the stabbing and now it seems like another man will be going on trial for putting the 19-year-old in the hospital. Sauer was arrested on felony charges for failing to remain at the scene of a crash with injuries. He told authorities he left the scene of the accident because he thought someone threw a rock at him and because he was scared.
