A 44-year-old woman accused of causing two crashes in Deerfield Beach while driving a stolen car was arrested Friday, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Roszetta Benjamin faces charges of carjacking, kidnapping, grand theft and hit-and-run.
Deputies were called around 2:47 p.m. to a hit-and-run crash near Northeast 54th Street and Federal Highway. Investigators said Benjamin hit three other cars there, and the people in those vehicles suffered minor injuries. She kept driving and crashed again at North Federal Highway and Hillsboro Boulevard, where the stolen car was disabled. The other driver had injuries that were not life-threatening.
Deputies said a Good Samaritan stopped to help and Benjamin tried to carjack him. The two struggled over the vehicle. Benjamin then drove off in the man’s car and crashed into the convenience store at a Mobile gas station.
Wade Anby Beau, who works at the station, said he heard a loud crash and ran out to help. He described the woman as acting erratically. Store surveillance video captured the crash, and photos from the scene showed Benjamin standing on the hood of the car. Beau said cleanup took two days after drink coolers fell and glass spread through the store.
At her court appearance, a judge set Benjamin’s bond at more than $104,000. The investigation remains active.
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