Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Yurhonda L. McCutchen, 56, of Lake City, was arrested early this morning and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury.

At about 8:10 p.m. on September 17, 2024, the victim was reportedly crossing East University Avenue near SE 14th Street in a crosswalk when she was hit in the head and neck by the mirror of a passing vehicle. She said the driver stopped and asked if she needed an ambulance, and when she said she did, the driver ran to her vehicle and drove away. The victim made it to a nearby store and called 911.

The victim was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and was later diagnosed with a concussion and a laceration to her spleen.

The victim told a Gainesville Police Department officer that she was familiar with the driver because she had seen her around the neighborhood, selling food from the vehicle that had hit her. The victim found photos of the vehicle on social media and showed them to the officer.

The officer found a driver’s license out of Georgia for McCutchen and a listed address in Lake City and conducted a photo line-up using the driver’s license photo. The victim positively identified McCutchen as the driver who hit her. McCutchen is listed in Sunbiz as the owner of Katz Konkession l LLC.

In February 2025, Judge James Colaw issued a warrant for McCutchen’s arrest and set bail at $100,000.

McCutchen has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious personal injury. She has no criminal convictions, and Judge Adam Lee set bail at $100,000.

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