Man arrested for hit-and-run crash that seriously injured bicyclist in Collier County

Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home on Jung Boulevard Tuesday.

Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home on Jung Boulevard Tuesday.

COLLEGE. WE WILL KEEP U UPDATED ON HOW THEY ARE DOING. NEW AT 6. WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT 39 YEAR-OLD HOLLY MISSY KNOW AN ER NURSE FROM NAPLES WAS THE VICTIM OF THIS HIT AND RUN CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY. HOLLY WAS ON THE BIKE WHEN THE DRIVER SCHWEITZER AND LEFT OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE LEARNED TONIGHT THAT THAT DRIVER HAS BEEN ARRESTED. SOME AREA HEROES JUMPED IN TO HELP HER PERFORMING CPR UNTIL AN AMBULANCE GOT THERE. TONIGHT, ABC SEVEN'S RYAN ALREADY ASKED HAS THE 9-1-1 CALL THAT MAY HAVE SAVED HOLLY'S LIFE. >> I THINK SHE'S HE YOUR LISTENING TO A KOLR TILL 9-1-1, IN COLLIER COUNTY. A WOMAN IS BARELY BREATHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. >> SHE'S LIKE DARLING. ONLY >> THE VEHICLE STILL THERE THAT HAD HER KNOW WE WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE SAW SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE A POSSE. >> FHP ARRESTED RICHARD JEAN BAPTISTE TUESDAY FOR HITTING HOLY MAN SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND SUNSET ALONG RIVER BOULEVARD NORTH NEAR 5TH AVENUE NORTHWEST. THEY FOUND THAT HE STAYED A GOLDEN TE ESTATE HOME ALONG WITH THE DAMAGED MAZDA SUV. TROOPERS SAY HE WAS DRIVING THAT NIGHT. >> MA'AM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MAN? CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> ROBBIE MCLOYD AND HIS WIFE DISCOVERED MISSY KNOW CLINGING TO LIFE BY COMPLETE CHANCE AND DID WHAT THEY COULD TO KEEP HER ALIVE UNTIL EMS AND FIRE RESCUE. WORCESTER TO A TRAUMA CENTER IN FORT MYERS. >> I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY COULD DO THAT. HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? KNOWING IT'S SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE OK OR NOT, YOU GO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE OK, DIDN'T CALL 9, 1, FOR HELP OR ANYTHING. HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I JUST DON'T A CO-WORKER AND FRIEND SAYS MISSY KNOW IS AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE AT NCH SPENDING HER DAYS AND NIGHTS TIRELESSLY TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. IT'S WHY THIS HIT AND RUN HURTS SO MUCH. REALLY GOOD. >> BECAUSE HERE'S A PERSON WHO LOOKS OUT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO HURT. IT NEVER MATTERED INTO BIRD SINCE ACTIONS. ALSO, HOSPITAL OR NURSES, DOESN'T MATTER TO US. OR THE PATIENTS COME FROM. THERE ARE A PATIENT. >> AND WE CARE FOR THAT HE'S HE'S RECEIVED A TRAFFIC CITATIONS SINCE 2006 MESSINA WAS DESCRIBED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS, QUOTE, CRITICAL REPORTING

Man arrested for hit-and-run crash that seriously injured bicyclist in Collier County

Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home on Jung Boulevard Tuesday.

Four days after a near-fatal hit-and-run crash along Weber Boulevard North near Fifth Avenue North, the driver who allegedly left a woman to die has been arrested. Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home near Jung Boulevard Tuesday. The vehicle involved, a 2012 Mazda CX-9 SUV, was discovered in the driveway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. On Saturday, a 39-year-old Naples woman, later identified by friends and family as Hollie Masino, was riding her bicycle when a car crashed into her around 6:25 p.m. along the local road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, she was thrown off the bicycle and later taken to a local hospital. NBC2 is working to find out more about her current condition. The driver left the scene. A passerby spotted her body lying in a driveway and contacted local law enforcement and emergency medical services. "I just couldn't believe that somebody could do that. How can you sleep at night knowing you hit somebody? You don't know if they're OK or not? You didn't go check to see if they were OK. You didn't call 911 for help or anything. How can you sleep at night? I don't understand that. I just don't," said Robby McLoyd, who, alongside his wife, saw Masino and stayed with the Naples woman until first responders arrived. Friends of Masino tell ABC7 that the 39-year-old is an emergency room nurse who spends her life working tirelessly to save lives. They were unaware if her condition had improved as of Tuesday. "It really, really, really hurts you. Here's a person who looks out for the general public, and to her, it never mattered ... to emergency physicians and also to hospital nurses, ER nurses, we -- it doesn't matter to us where the patients come from. There are patients, and we care for them ... it's disgusting," said Jeff Panozzo, a friend and coworker of Masino. Jean Baptiste is facing charges for leaving the scene with serious injuries.Hit-and-run penalties for a crash involving injuries can include the following:Second- or third-degree felonyRevoked license for at least three yearsUp to five years in prison and a $5,000 fineGet More from the free ABC7 News app for the latest news and weather alerts.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. —

Four days after a near-fatal hit-and-run crash along Weber Boulevard North near Fifth Avenue North, the driver who allegedly left a woman to die has been arrested.

Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home near Jung Boulevard Tuesday. The vehicle involved, a 2012 Mazda CX-9 SUV, was discovered in the driveway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Suspected Weber Blvd hit-and-run vehicle

Florida Highway Patrol

On Saturday, a 39-year-old Naples woman, later identified by friends and family as Hollie Masino, was riding her bicycle when a car crashed into her around 6:25 p.m. along the local road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, she was thrown off the bicycle and later taken to a local hospital. NBC2 is working to find out more about her current condition. The driver left the scene.

Naples woman seriously injured after hit-and-run crash

Florida Highway Patrol

A passerby spotted her body lying in a driveway and contacted local law enforcement and emergency medical services.

"I just couldn't believe that somebody could do that. How can you sleep at night knowing you hit somebody? You don't know if they're OK or not? You didn't go check to see if they were OK. You didn't call 911 for help or anything. How can you sleep at night? I don't understand that. I just don't," said Robby McLoyd, who, alongside his wife, saw Masino and stayed with the Naples woman until first responders arrived.

Friends of Masino tell ABC7 that the 39-year-old is an emergency room nurse who spends her life working tirelessly to save lives. They were unaware if her condition had improved as of Tuesday.

"It really, really, really hurts you. Here's a person who looks out for the general public, and to her, it never mattered ... to emergency physicians and also to hospital nurses, ER nurses, we -- it doesn't matter to us where the patients come from. There are patients, and we care for them ... it's disgusting," said Jeff Panozzo, a friend and coworker of Masino.

Jean Baptiste is facing charges for leaving the scene with serious injuries.

Hit-and-run penalties for a crash involving injuries can include the following:

Second- or third-degree felony
Revoked license for at least three years
Up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine

Get More from the free ABC7 News app for the latest news and weather alerts.

Man arrested for hit-and-run crash that seriously injured bicyclist in Collier County

Richard Jean Baptiste, 61, of Golden Gate Estates, was taken into custody at a home on Jung Boulevard Tuesday.

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