Florida driver rear-ends vehicle near Brooksville, flees wi…

Hit And Run Brooksville Florida in Brooksville, Florida: On June 26, 2026, near the Glory Days restaurant in Brooksville, Florida, Emmanuel Ayala allegedly rear-ended another vehicle, causing injuries to the occupants, then fled the scene. A traffic unit spotted his vehicle and tried to pull him over, but Ayala refused to exit the car and ran into nearby brush with his two young children. Deputies from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office set up a perimeter using the Drone Unit and K-9 Unit. Ayala ordered an Uber to a pickup spot along the wood line of State Road 50, but the Uber driver noticed the police blockade and alerted deputies to his hiding spot. Ayala was arrested and charged with Fleeing and Eluding Law Enforcement, Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Injury, and child endangerment.