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Eric John Gifford
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with DUI with property damage, four counts of hit and run – leaving a scene with property damage, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Witnesses say 36-year old Eric John Gifford, address unknown, was involved in a four car wreck in the westbound lanes of Harbor Boulevard in Destin around 7 o’clock Saturday night. But after the accident Gifford got out of his Toyota Tundra and took off running. A witness however chased Gifford down to a wooded lot north of Mountain Drive, and held him until deputies arrived.
Once he was taken to booking, deputies found a small clear Ziploc baggie in Gifford’s front jeans pocket. The powdery residue in the baggy tested positive for cocaine.
No one was seriously injured in the crash.
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