Vero Beach Crime Blotter: Nov. 23

Mother charged in DUI crash that left her and daughter seriously hurt

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A woman who deputies said drove at a high speed while intoxicated before crashing the vehicle in a ditch - seriously injuring herself along with her daughter - was jailed last week. The 5-year-old girl had to undergo surgery for a fractured left femur, reports show. Alondra Daniela Castro Rios, 24, of the 300 block of 8th Avenue, Vero Beach, was charged with DUI seriously bodily injury to another and DUI with person under 18 in the vehicle. Castro Rios was released Feb. 28 from the Indian River County Jail on a $55,000 bond. The wreck happened about 10 p.m. Jan. 6 in the 8200 block of 9th Street Southwest, just east of I-95. Several witnesses ...

Woman jailed after driving intoxicated, crashing vehicle with kids inside

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A woman was jailed last week after deputies said she crashed her car into another vehicle while her two kids were inside. The woman - who deputies said was intoxicated - did not stop after the wreck, reports show. Deputies said they found the woman's car 2-to-3 feet away from a canal. Ashley Nikko Dawkins, of the 100 block of Harris Drive, Sebastian, was charged with two counts of child abuse, driving under the influence with property damage or personal injury, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked. Dawkins was released Jan. 17 from the Indian River County Jail on $51,500 bond. No serious injuries were ...

Deputies: Man charged with running over woman after domestic dispute

A Sebastian man was jailed Thursday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred after a domestic dispute with a woman he was in a relationship with, deputies said. The identity of the woman who was fatally struck was not publicly released. The woman's body was found on the side of southbound U.S. 1, prompting a criminal and traffic homicide investigation, Indian River County sheriff's officials said. "We think her body was there for a couple of hours," Sheriff's spokesperson Lt. Joe Abollo said. Drew Preston Leibrock, 52, of the 100 block of Crawford Drive, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with a death and tampering with or destroying evidence. Leibrock was held Thursday at the Indian River ...