US

Pregnant Librarian Dead After Allegedly Starting Road Rage Incident

(Screenshot/FOX 35)

Font Size:

A pregnant librarian reportedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident and was fatally shot after pointing a gun at the motorcyclist she allegedly hit her car with Saturday in Orange City, Florida.

Authorities believe the librarian, identified as Sara Nicole Morales, 35, intentionally hit a motorcyclist and fled the scene, Fox 35 reported. The motorcyclist, alongside another witness, attempted to get Morales to stop, but ended up following her home while contacting police, according to Fox 35.  (RELATED: 15-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Hit And Run)

Authorities claim that Morales entered her home, and then came back out holding a hand gun and proceeded to point the weapon at the motorcyclist, Andrew Derr, 40, Newsweek reported. Derr, who has a concealed carry permit, fired multiple rounds at Morales, according to Newsweek. 

Morales’ handgun was recovered on scene by police, reported Newsweek.

In the 911 audio released by clickorlando.com, Morales is heard yelling that Derr “followed [her] home.” Multiple gunshots are heard, and a man, who is believed to be Derr, yells “she tried to pull a gun on me!” 

Once police arrived on scene, Derr cooperated with authorities. The body camera footage released shows the motorcyclist on the ground, while trying to explain to police what happened.

“I’m not moving. I’m so sorry,” he said to the police. “She tried to kill me and those other people are armed too. They had guns too. I didn’t do anything wrong to defend myself.”

Morales was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center, reported Fox 35. But she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival. (RELATED: Baseball Coach Shot Dead Driving On Highway After Possible Road Rage Incident)

Morales’ family told Fox 35 that she was about four to five months pregnant. She was a library assistant at the Pierson Public Library in Volusia County, Florida, according to WFTV 9. She leaves behind a fiancé and an 11-year old daughter.

Derr has been cooperating with law enforcement, Newsweek reported. Orange City Police Department Lieutenant Jason Sampsell spoke with the news outlet and said the investigation was still ongoing, but that he anticipates the motorcyclist won’t be charged with any crime.

PREMIUM ARTICLE: Subscribe To Keep Reading

Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!

Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!

Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!

Sign Up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
Sign up

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use

You're signed up!
BENEFITS READERS PASS PATRIOTS FOUNDERS
Daily and Breaking Newsletters
Daily Caller Shows
Ad Free Experience
Exclusive Articles
Custom Newsletters
Editor Daily Rundown
Behind The Scenes Coverage
Award Winning Documentaries
Patriot War Room
Patriot Live Chat
Exclusive Events
Gold Membership Card
Tucker Mug

What does Founders Club include?

Tucker Mug and Membership Card
Founders

Readers,

Instead of sucking up to the political and corporate powers that dominate America, The Daily Caller is fighting for you — our readers. We humbly ask you to consider joining us in this fight.

Now that millions of readers are rejecting the increasingly biased and even corrupt corporate media and joining us daily, there are powerful forces lined up to stop us: the old guard of the news media hopes to marginalize us; the big corporate ad agencies want to deprive us of revenue and put us out of business; senators threaten to have our reporters arrested for asking simple questions; the big tech platforms want to limit our ability to communicate with you; and the political party establishments feel threatened by our independence.

We don't complain -- we can't stand complainers -- but we do call it how we see it. We have a fight on our hands, and it's intense. We need your help to smash through the big tech, big media and big government blockade.

We're the insurgent outsiders for a reason: our deep-dive investigations hold the powerful to account. Our original videos undermine their narratives on a daily basis. Even our insistence on having fun infuriates them -- because we won’t bend the knee to political correctness.

One reason we stand apart is because we are not afraid to say we love America. We love her with every fiber of our being, and we think she's worth saving from today’s craziness.

Help us save her.

A second reason we stand out is the sheer number of honest responsible reporters we have helped train. We have trained so many solid reporters that they now hold prominent positions at publications across the political spectrum. Hear a rare reasonable voice at a place like CNN? There’s a good chance they were trained at Daily Caller. Same goes for the numerous Daily Caller alumni dominating the news coverage at outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax, Daily Wire and many others.

Simply put, America needs solid reporters fighting to tell the truth or we will never have honest elections or a fair system. We are working tirelessly to make that happen and we are making a difference.

Since 2010, The Daily Caller has grown immensely. We're in the halls of Congress. We're in the Oval Office. And we're in up to 20 million homes every single month. That's 20 million Americans like you who are impossible to ignore.

We can overcome the forces lined up against all of us. This is an important mission but we can’t do it unless you — the everyday Americans forgotten by the establishment — have our back.

Please consider becoming a Daily Caller Patriot today, and help us keep doing work that holds politicians, corporations and other leaders accountable. Help us thumb our noses at political correctness. Help us train a new generation of news reporters who will actually tell the truth. And help us remind Americans everywhere that there are millions of us who remain clear-eyed about our country's greatness.

In return for membership, Daily Caller Patriots will be able to read The Daily Caller without any of the ads that we have long used to support our mission. We know the ads drive you crazy. They drive us crazy too. But we need revenue to keep the fight going. If you join us, we will cut out the ads for you and put every Lincoln-headed cent we earn into amplifying our voice, training even more solid reporters, and giving you the ad-free experience and lightning fast website you deserve.

Patriots will also be eligible for Patriots Only content, newsletters, chats and live events with our reporters and editors. It's simple: welcome us into your lives, and we'll welcome you into ours.

We can save America together.

Become a Daily Caller Patriot today.

Signature

Neil Patel