Crime

Driver drags Florida deputy after fleeing from traffic stop

A Florida deputy was dragged on Tuesday afternoon by a driver trying to flee a traffic stop.
A Florida deputy was dragged on Tuesday afternoon by a driver trying to flee a traffic stop. Hernando County Sheriff's Office

Deputies say that a Florida driver fled a traffic stop Tuesday, dragging a deputy down the road along with the car.

Hernando County deputies said that the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, on McKethan Road, south of Cortez Boulevard.

The deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area and while doing so the driver fled. The deputy was dragged a short distance and was soon transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

There is no word on the driver’s whereabouts.

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