One dead, two injured in crash

One driver was headed the wrong way on U.S. 301; another ran away.

By JAMAL THALJI
Published June 17, 2007

DADE CITY - One driver could face criminal charges in a three-vehicle crash early Saturday that left a second driver dead and authorities searching for a third driver who fled the accident scene on U.S. 301.

Jason Hamilton, 23, of 37221 Oak Court in Dade City, died at the scene of the 2:37 a.m. crash near DeRosier Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

His mother was told of his death by troopers there on the road.

The FHP said it is waiting for blood-alcohol results from 32-year-old Heather Dison before deciding whether to make an arrest in the fatal crash.

Dison, of 4928 18th St. in Zephyrhills, was driving her 2006 GMC vehicle north in the inside southbound lane, the report said, headed the wrong way.

Her vehicle's front left end struck the front left of Hamilton's 1979 Cadillac Eldorado, the report said. Both cars left the road, and Dison's overturned.

Then a southbound 1994 Buick behind Hamilton's car swerved between the two crashed vehicles, left the road, struck a utility pole and rolled over, according to the FHP.

The driver of the Buick, identified as Cederic Washington, of 37207 Main St. in Dade City, then ran from the scene. Troopers are looking for him.

Dison was taken to a Tampa hospital and was in stable condition Saturday, the FHP said.

A passenger in Hamilton's car, Jeremy Jenkins, 27, was also hospitalized but his condition was not known Saturday.

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