LEE COUNTY, Fla. —
On Sunday, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man they say drove away from a traffic stop.
LCSO says that deputies were patrolling at the intersection of Orange Grove Boulevard and Pondella Road while assisting the Fort Myers Police Department with locating a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop earlier.
As the vehicle approached the intersection, deputies say the driver, later identified as Zachary Murray, drove around a parked vehicle, through a red light, and nearly hit a truck.
When deputies attempted a traffic stop, Murray accelerated and nearly hit another vehicle, LCSO says. At one point, deputies say he drove over the median and into oncoming traffic.
A PIT maneuver was conducted, and deputies made contact with Murray who they say was in possession of trafficking amounts of cocaine.
Murray was arrested and faces the following charges:
Possession of a controlled substancePossession of marijuanaTrafficking in cocainePossession of drug paraphernalia Fleeing and eludingReckless driving
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