Woman Charged With Hitting Ex-boyfriend With Car

An Escambia County woman who allegedly struck her ex-boyfriend with her car in early January was arrested Thursday afternoon.

Shana Hills, 26, was taken into custody without incident at her residence by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Hills is accused of driving onto the shoulder of the road and striking her ex-boyfriend as he was walking north on Palafox Street on January 9. The victim was thrown on top of the hood of the car Hills was driving and then fell off slamming his head onto the pavement, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.

Investigators obtained a warrant for her arrest on January 24 and looked for her ever since on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Hills was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond.