Event Brief
Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Fatal Hit-and-Run
Filed: Jun 01, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Rhonda Sue Smith pleads and is sentenced to 25 years for leaving the scene after a fatal 2023 crash on Jacqueline Road.
WHO: Rhonda Sue Smith; Shawn Michael Mullins; Ronald Scott Smith
WHAT: Sentenced to 25 years for leaving the scene of a crash involving death
WHEN: Jun 01, 2026 at 8:49 AM ET
WHERE: Hernando County, Florida (Jacqueline Road west of Mariner Boulevard; near a homeless camp)
WHY: Smith accepted a plea agreement for leaving the scene after the fatal hit-and-run crash
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