FORT PIERCE – A 21-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 25 after he fled from a traffic stop on Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce, according to Fort Pierce Police reports.
Officers were conducting a targeted traffic enforcement initiative at Okeechobee Road and Jenkins Road at about 4:45 p.m., when they observed a blue Volkswagen Jetta traveling southbound on Okeechobee Road.
An officer attempted a traffic stop after the officer determined that the vehicle’s registered owner had a suspended driver license. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver then took off in the car, according to police reports…