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Police: Man arrested after fleeing crash in which worker was pinned between car, van

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. — A man was hit and pinned between two vehicles Thursday while trying to access something in his work van along Jamestown Drive near South Fiske Boulevard, Rockledge police said.

Instead of helping the plumbing company employee, Mark Wells, 42, ran off and tried to hide, police said. Officers said they found and arrested Wells nearby an hour and a half later.

Officers said Wells did not have a valid driver’s license.

It was residents who came to the victim's aid after the crash -- one of them holding his hand until paramedics arrived. He was flown to a hospital in serious condition, but he is expected to survive.

“I still got chills -- a bad case of chills. I'm just hoping the guy's going to be OK,” neighbor George Avis said.

Once Wells was located, police said he was also taken to the hospital to be checked out.

Records said Wells was released from the Florida Department of Corrections last year after serving a sentence in connection with drug charges.

Records said he has a criminal history dating back to 1995, including charges ranging from grand theft to brawling.

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