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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Authorities have apprehended 35-year-old Corey Patrick Kelly following an incident where he allegedly struck a cyclist and then left the scene near the Aldi store on NW 13th Street on January 21. He faces additional charges related to outstanding warrants for missing court appearances in a DUI case and probation violation.
According to reports, at approximately 8:17 a.m. on January 21, Kelly purportedly collided with a cyclist in the driveway adjacent to the Aldi store located at 3773 NW 13th Street. Just minutes later, a nearby apartment resident heard a loud noise and discovered a parked car with damage and a pickup truck that had crashed into a creek, its driver’s door left ajar.
A witness from the apartment complex recounted to a Gainesville Police officer that a man approached him requesting a ride, which he declined, prompting the man to flee on foot.
Kelly now faces charges for leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in non-serious injuries, leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage, and operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license.
Kelly was also booked on warrants in two other cases: he was arrested for driving under the influence in June 2025 and entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charge on December 2025 with a proposed sentence of 180 days in jail, but he failed to appear at a hearing on January 27. The DUI arrest also violated his probation for vehicle theft and drug possession from a 2023 case, and he failed to appear at a February 2 hearing in that case.
Judge David Kreider set bail at $100,000 in his January 29 arrest warrant on the new charges, and Judge Mitchell Bishop added $5,000 in the DUI case and ordered him held without bail until the probation violation is resolved.
Kelly has 10 felony convictions (non-violent) and 10 misdemeanor convictions (non-violent) and has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2023; he is on probation until 2027 in the vehicle theft case.
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