Off The Beat: Woman drives around with boyfriend on hood as he chats with 911

Will Greenlee | Treasure Coast Newspapers

FORT PIERCE — A woman accused of driving around with her boyfriend on the hood of a car as he talked with 911 got a ride to jail, an arrest affidavit states.

Ernecia Hicks, 23, of Palm Bay, was arrested on a charge of culpable negligence with exposure to harm after the June 30 incident in Fort Pierce.

A St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputy about 8:25 p.m. met with Hicks, a man identified as her boyfriend, and his mother.

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The boyfriend said his mother drove him to a home on Avenue Q where Hicks was supposed to pick up his car.

He said when he arrived, Hicks already was in the car. He said he asked Hicks for a ride and she refused. He told her he wanted his car, and she declined to give it up.

“At that time he said she started to drive away and he jumped on the hood of the car,” the affidavit states. “He stated she continued to drive so he called 911 and reported the incident.”

People typically ride in, as opposed to on top of, vehicles.

Meanwhile, the boyfriend said Hicks got to Avenue R and North 35th Street and stopped.

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Hicks told deputies her boyfriend gave her the car with the stipulation that she assume payments.

The boyfriend’s mother said Hicks drove three to four blocks while her son was on the hood, talking to 911.

She said she followed Hicks, honking her horn and flashing the lights to try to get Hicks to stop.

Hicks was arrested and taken to jail.

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