Authorities Search For Driver That Attempted To Run Trooper Off I-10

January 17, 2018

Law enforcement officers from two states searched Tuesday for a truck driver that attempted to run a Florida Highway Patrol trooper off the road.

Troopers observed a white straight truck with a black dump trailer bypass the Florida weigh station on I-10.  A trooper attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle and activated his emergency lights and sirens but the vehicle failed to stop.

The trooper attempted to pull up next to the truck to make sure the driver could see him as they crossed into Alabama. The driver then deliberately swerved twice, both times causing the truck’s trailer to almost strike the trooper in his lane.

Eventually, the driver lost control and crashed into a wooded area. The driver then fled on foot.

Troopers from Florida and Alabama, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and a tracking dog for an Atmore prison attempted to track the unknown white male.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

5 Responses to “Authorities Search For Driver That Attempted To Run Trooper Off I-10”

  1. Doh on January 17th, 2018 6:12 pm

    Pics on tv looked like it was in business as a tree company so shouldn’t be too hard to find unless the truck was stolen.

  2. justice on January 17th, 2018 5:22 pm

    WONT BE HARD TO IDENTIFY – COULD HAVE ENDED WITH THE TROOPER LOSING HIS LIFE WHICH IS ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A LEO – PRISON BOUND…

  3. anne 1of2 on January 17th, 2018 11:44 am

    I hope his feet are frozen.

  4. 429SCJ on January 17th, 2018 9:18 am

    Should have taken 112 to Wilcox Road, avoided the scales altogether.

    Thank goodness the Trooper was uninjured.

  5. Jim on January 17th, 2018 8:46 am

    Hope he had a nice night in the woods in the 20º weather.

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