A struggle during a traffic stop early Thursday led to a Charlotte County sheriff’s deputy being taken to the hospital. Cpl. Brad Combs was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after he was dragged next to a car following a traffic stop in Port Charlotte. Combs sustained only minor injuries and was released from the hospital […]
Driver flees from deputy, crashes in North Port A vehicle jumped a canal and crashed in a vacant lot in North Port Feb. 25. (Source: Florida Highway Patrol) By ABC7 Staff | February 25, 2021 at 7:50 AM EST - Updated February 26 at 6:34 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A driver who police say fled a traffic stop after injuring a deputy in Charlotte County early this morning was injured himself when his vehicle jumped a canal and crashed in North Port, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The suspect, identified by police as 55-year-old Glen Alonzo Steele of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was stopped for a broken tail light at Tamiami Trail and Adalia Terrace in Port Charlotte shortly after 1:30 a.m. Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said the deputy, Cpl. Brad Combs, determined Steele had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear on a 2020 traffic charge.