INDIALANTIC, FL : Accused hit-and-run driver arrested at dance studio in Brevard County on Friday, 6th September 2024

A 24-year-old woman accused in a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle in Brevard County has been arrested at a local dance studio.

Police say Rebekah Tate struck the motorcycle with such force that it became lodged under her car.

The incident occurred early Sunday morning, and it took West Melbourne police several days to locate Tate. She was not arrested at the scene because she fled, but officers took her into custody on Wednesday at a ballroom dance studio in Indialantic.

West Melbourne police reported that the crash left behind a mangled motorcycle, crushed by Tate's vehicle in the alleged hit-and-run. Witnesses said the rider, John Powell, was left critically injured in the street.

Tate was apprehended at Dancin’ Dance, a studio off A1A. A social media page, which police believe belongs to Tate, indicates she is a professional ballroom dancer. In addition to fleeing the scene, Tate is also accused of tampering with evidence before calling someone to pick her up and leaving the area of U.S. 192 and Dairy Road. Officers say the entire incident was captured on nearby surveillance video.
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