Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.)

Mark J Hindes (Arrested)
DOB: 01/03/1982
Address: 772 3^rd Avenue SW, Largo
Vehicle: 2007 Chevy Tahoe
Charges: 3 counts DUI Involving Property Damage, 3 counts DUI Involving Personal Injury

What:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) have arrested a suspect who they say was responsible for a deputy involved crash in Belleair Beach.

When:
The suspect was arrested at approximately 12:56 p.m. on October 29, 2015. The crash occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m. on August 26, 2015.   

Where:
The crash occurred on the Belleair Causeway in Belleair Beach.    

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team have arrested a suspect who they say was responsible for a deputy involved crash on August 26, 2015, in Belleair Beach.

According to investigators, the suspect 33-year-old Mark Hindes was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe the wrong way, westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Belleair Causeway, when he crashed into Corporal Kannika Nimithkoune who was in her marked cruiser.

After striking the deputies cruiser, the Chevy Tahoe struck the concrete barrier and struck a Ford van. The Ford van then struck a Dodge truck that was traveling eastbound on the causeway.

Corporal Nimithkoune was not injured; however, Hindes and three others were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Toxicology reports indicated that Mark Hindes was under the influence of several controlled substances at the time of the crash to include Cocaine, Marijuana, Carisoprodol, Diazepam, and Nordiazepam.

Mark Hindes was arrested and charged with 3 counts of DUI Involving Property Damage, and 3 counts of DUI Involving Bodily Injury. He was issued a traffic citation for Careless Driving.

Hindes was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

The investigation continues.    

Booking photograph of Mark Hindes.