BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges after deputies say he ran into the woods after slamming into a man who was sitting in a chair near a Brooksville intersection.

The backstory:

According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Quaze Lavarn Simmons drove into a 74-year-old man sitting in a chair near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Josephine Street in South Brooksville shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Sunday.

The victim sustained severe injuries to both legs and head trauma.

:Deputies found Simmons’ vehicle, a gold Toyota Corolla LE parked on the sidewalk of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

When deputies tracked down the registered owner of the suspect's vehicle, she told them that her son often drove her vehicle.

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