The Brief
- A 51-year-old St. Pete man is accused of fleeing in a stolen Jeep, hitting a trooper and patrol car, and leading deputies on a late-night chase through eastern Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- FHP says Shawn Creager drove through farm fields and a fence, resisted arrest, told troopers he was high on cocaine, and was found with drug paraphernalia.
- Creager faces several charges, including fleeing to elude at high speed, DUI, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and refusal to submit to testing. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail.
BRANDON, Fla. – A St. Pete man is facing several charges and is accused of fleeing in a stolen vehicle, hitting a trooper and patrol car before leading troopers on a late-night pursuit through eastern Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The backstory:
FHP says the incident began shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday when a trooper assisted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office with a stolen vehicle that had fled when a deputy tried to make a traffic stop near U.S. 92 and Tanner Road in Tampa.…