PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — What started as a routine traffic stop turned into a full-blown arrest for two men who thought they could outsmart the law.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department said late Wednesday night, Ohmarion Kershaw and Nickolas Hernandez found themselves in hot water after a speeding violation on Crosstown Parkway escalated into multiple criminal counts.

The vehicle, initially flagged for speeding and illegal window tints, failed to stop and continued onto SW Cameo Boulevard. Police did not engage in a pursuit; instead, other officers responded to the immediate area and quickly located the car and its occupants, but not before a failed attempt to switch seats and confuse PSLPD.

Police said Kershaw — who was originally behind the wheel — swapped places with Hernandez in a last-ditch effort to dodge responsibility. Unfortunately for them, officers had already identified the driver. When contact was made on SW McAllister Lane, signs of impairment were immediately evident — alongside open containers found inside the vehicle.

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After conducting field sobriety exercises and a breath test, Kershaw was confirmed to be driving under the influence and over the legal limit, according to the news release. His night didn’t end there.

Police said the men were arrested for the following:

Ohmarion Kershaw:

Driving Under the Influence (D.U.I.)Fleeing and EludingOperating a Motor Vehicle Without a Valid Driver’s LicenseMultiple Citations: Excessive Speed, Window Tint Violations (x4), Open Container, and moreVehicle Towed

Nickolas Hernandez:

Resisting Without Violence

Port St Lucie Police Master Sergeant Dominick Mesiti said traffic enforcement on thoroughfares like Crosstown Parkway is important as they are hotspots for traffic violators putting the community at risk.

“There are times when we try to initiate a traffic stop, vehicles flee,” Mesiti said. “We don’t pursue and vehicles continue to flee at a high rate of speed and they do cause a crash. So that could have been something that could have happened. Luckily, it did not.”

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