An 18-year-old Ruskin man driving a stolen vehicle died Monday night after fleeing from deputies and crashing into another car in Palmetto, authorities said.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as Michael Jerome Austin. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 9:12 p.m. following the collision.
The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, when deputies received an alert regarding a Honda Accord reported stolen out of Hillsborough County. The vehicle was traveling southbound in the 7300 block of U.S. 41 near Palmetto…