{"id":423279,"date":"2026-10-09T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/423279\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:26:10","slug":"driver-arrested-on-dui-fleeing-charges-after-pit-maneuver-and-crash-in-fort-myers-fhp-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/423279\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested on DUI, fleeing charges after PIT maneuver and crash in Fort Myers, FHP says"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LayzaFORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A driver was arrested after troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol say he fled a traffic stop, resulting in a PIT maneuver and crash.<\/p>\n

FHP says that troopers tried to stop a speeding vehicle on SR-82 and Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Troopers say the suspect drove away, heading west on SR-82. Troopers performed a PIT maneuver at the intersection of Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard and SR-82. The vehicle crashed and landed on its side.<\/p>\n

The driver, later identified as 18-year-old Alan Hernandez Sales, was arrested. FHP says that his blood alcohol level was .158.<\/p>\n

Hernandez Sales faces charges of fleeing and eluding and DUI. FHP says he is still in the hospital and being evaluated after the crash.<\/p>\n

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