CRIME REPORT

Man charged in fatal US 1 crash

A Palm Coast man was arrested on a DUI manslaughter charge July 14 in connection with a fatal car crash last December.

The Florida Highway Patrol has been investigating the crash over the last eight months.

A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of 64-year-old suspect Joseph Siano on July 13.

Siano’s blood alcohol content after the crash was almost three times the legal limit, according to his arrest report.

The crash happened at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 16. Siano was driving a pickup truck north in the southbound lanes on U.S. 1 and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Malibu just north of Whiteview Parkway.

The Malibu driver died at the scene crash site while Siano was taken to Halifax Medical Center with incapacitating injuries, the report said.

Department. The spill was not hazardous to the public, and the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Hazmat Team helped mitigating it, according to the Fire Department.

Marine habitat master naturalist training offered

Environmental enthusiasts can earn a certificate in Marine Habitat Restoration by taking a 24-hour course offered by Volusia County Environmental Management, UF/ IFAS Extension Volusia County and the Marine Discovery Center.

The course, which is part of the Master Naturalist Program, will focus on restoration of seagrass, artificial reefs, corals and sponges, according to a news release.

The non-degree, hybrid Marine Habitat Restoration program was developed by the University of Florida.

It will run from July 31 through Aug. 11 and includes a trip to the Florida Keys.

Through online, classroom, field trip and practical experience, participants will learn about Florida’s natural marine habitats and ways to restore them.

The $200 course fee covers educational materials, field trips and classroom sessions.

There will be an additional $125plus accommodation fee for the Florida Keys portion. Participants completing the course will receive a certificate,

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper took a statement and two blood samples from Siano at the hospital. Siano told the trooper that he did not remember anything from the crash and had not consumed any alcohol. The results from the blood tests came back on Feb. 28 and showed that Siano had a blood alcohol content of 0.219.

Children found after abduction by father

Two young children abducted in Flagler County on July 14 were found patch, and pin denoting their expertise in marine habitat restoration.

The registration deadline is July 20. Class size is limited to 20.

Registration can be completed online at conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ fmnp/MR23-03hybrid.html.

The website includes a secure page for participants who want to pay with a credit card.

For more information, contact Environmental Specialist Trey Hannah at thannah@volusia.org.

For information on the Florida Master Naturalist Program, go to masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/ become-a-master-naturalist.

Dune work at Jungle Hut Park to limit beach access

Beginning July 17, beach access at Jungle Hut Park will be limited for about two weeks due to emergency dune work at Old Salt Park.

The contractor working at Old Salt Park, on 16th Road in the Hammock, will be using Jungle Hut Park as a beach access point.

The work is part of the first segment of the FEMA emergency dune project, according to a press release from the county government.

Jungle Hut Park will remain open to the public, but beachgoers are asked to be alert and take caution — especially families with young children and pets, the press release said.

County Engineer Faith Alkhatib said there will be around 20 dump trucks per day operating out of the west of Jacksonville by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol.

The children — a 3-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy — were abducted from their home in the Z-section of Palm Coast at around 2 p.m.

The children’s biological father abducted them, placing them in a minivan with Indiana plates and driving off, according to a press release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The FCSO issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) advisory for the grey Toyota Sienna just after 3 p.m., noting that the children had been park. Sand deliveries will occur from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during the two weeks of construction, Alkhatib said.

Auditorium becomes Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center

The Flagler Auditorium is now The Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.

The performing arts center unveiled its new logo across its social media accounts on July 11.

The rebranding signifies a fresh chapter for the auditorium and highlights its commitment to remain a cultural hub providing exceptional entertainment, according to a post on the performing arts center’s Facebook page.

The Flagler Auditorium was named The Flagler Auditorium Dennis Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center more than 10 years ago, when the Flagler County School Board dedicated the auditorium to Dennis Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald served on the School Board for eight years and was committed to advancing music and performing arts education programs, according to the performing arts center’s Facebook post.

The rebranding includes a new logo to embody the performing arts center’s “vibrant energy and dedication to artistic excellence,” the Facebook post said.

taken by a family member who did not have legal authority to take them.

FHP and JSO law enforcement officers found the children just before 4 p.m. on Interstate 10 near mile marker 346 and arrested the father. The children were unharmed.

The father has been charged with two counts of kidnapping a minor under 13 and is being held in the Duval County jail on no bond pending a transfer to Flagler County’s jail.

The father said he traveled to Flagler County in order to abduct the children, the press release said.

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