KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A trooper was injured after a woman allegedly failed to yield to his emergency lights and rear-ended his marked patrol vehicle in Kissimmee, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, the trooper had his emergency lights activated while escorting construction equipment near US-192 and Yates Road when a Mercedes SUV struck his Ford Explorer from behind. The trooper was treated at a local hospital and has since been released, troopers said.
The driver, 33-year-old Tatiana Marie Luna-Mahmood of Orange Park, was found to be showing signs of impairment, including slurred speech, swaying, and the odor of alcohol. She failed standardized field sobriety exercises and was placed under arrest, the arrest report states.
Troopers also said her 6-year-old son was in the vehicle at the time. As officers waited for a family member to take custody of the child, Luna-Mahmood was observed attempting to conceal a marijuana cigarette and pass it to her mother. The item was recovered and placed into evidence.
Troopers also found that Luna-Mahmood’s driver’s license had expired since December 2018.
Luna-Mahmood was booked into the Osceola County Jail and faces multiple charges, including two felonies: child neglect and tampering with evidence.