Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested a Plant City man in connection to a hit-and-run accident Jan. 17, in Dover.
According to Sheriff’s Office reports, Dannie Ray Dixon Jr., of Plant City, has been booked into the Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County. He has been charged with one count of leaving the scene of a traffic crash involving injury and is currently being held with no bond.
Witnesses identified Dixon as the driver of a silver 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup that struck Stacey Parkerson Jan. 17, as she was walking along Sydney Road, Dover. Dixon fled in the truck without stopping and rendering aid.
The truck is registered to Dixon’s father and was recovered in Plant City. It was missing the grill and had damage to the right front side.
During the Dixon’s interview, detectives learned that Dixon was suicidal, and he was transported to a local hospital where he was Baker Acted for a mental evaluation. Once Dixon is medically cleared, he will be booked into the Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County.
Stacey Parkerson, 40, of Dover, remains hospitalized in serious condition with life-threatening injuries.
