ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A 41-year-old Ponte Vedra man was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a hit-and-run crash, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO).
Deputies say Christopher John Bondani was behind the wheel when his car was involved in a crash on A1A North in Ponte Vedra Beach just after 3:30 p.m.
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When deputies tried to pull Bondani over, officials say he didn’t stop, even after patrol cars activated lights and sirens.
The chase ended in a neighborhood on Payasada Circle, where deputies took him into custody.
According to the arrest report, Bondani told officers he didn’t realize he’d been in a crash and was just trying to get home.
Deputies reported smelling alcohol and found two empty cans of hard seltzer in his car.
Bondani refused to take a breath test at the scene and again at the county jail, authorities said.
According to the Florida Bar website, Bondani is an attorney at Hill & Bondani, PLLC in St. Johns County. Public records show he was suspended with conditions in 2019.
SJSO says he now faces several charges, including DUI, leaving the scene of a crash with injuries, fleeing law enforcement, and refusing DUI testing.
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