HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is behind bars after Florida Highway Patrol investigators determined he fled the scene of a fatal Seffner collision by calling a rideshare. Christopher Gage Everson, 27, was arrested at 11:00 AM on May 7, following a weeks-long investigation into the three-vehicle wreck.
The incident occurred late on the night of April 11 on SR-574, west of Chastain Road. According to FHP Sergeant Steve Gaskins, the chain reaction began when a Nissan Versa driven by 40-year-old Garry Baptiste crossed the center line.
Baptiste’s vehicle collided nearly head-on with a Volkswagen Passat driven by a 17-year-old male…