March 11, 2020
On March 8, 2020 Levy County deputies responded to a home
located at 8550 NW 120 Street west of Chiefland to a 911 call reporting a
person had been run over. The victim, a 39 year old Chiefland resident, was
unable to give a statement to deputies before he was transported by air to
Shands at UF for emergency surgery. Deputies discovered the victim was run over
in his own driveway and witnesses were only able to say the vehicle that struck
him was a dark colored SUV.
Detectives were contacted late on the 10th by
staff members at Shands who said the victim was awake and wanted to speak. The
victim told Detectives the person who ran him over was known to him by “Matt.”
Additional investigation led to the identification of Matthew “Matt” Goins
(3/10/91) of Chiefland as the driver of the SUV. Goins has an extensive
criminal history including 8 felony arrests and two sentences in the Florida
Department of Corrections.
Goins was located at 9150 NW 127 Place in Chiefland where he
was interviewed by Detectives. Goins admitted to Detectives that he was at the
victim’s home and was driving the dark SUV when the victim was struck. Statements
Goins made for the reason he ran over the victim were inconsistent with
evidence discovered at the crime scene and Goins was arrested.
Goins was booked into the Levy County Detention Facility and
has been charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle causing great
bodily injury. His bond has been set at $200,000.00.