2 Florida men covered in bush spurs deny fleeing from deputies, abandoning car near bushes: deputies

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida men covered in bush spurs were arrested on Saturday after they fled a traffic stop and denied driving into brush to flee law enforcement, according to authorities.

Deputies observed a vehicle traveling at “a high rate of speed and failing to stop at an intersection” along Leonard Boulevard in Lehigh Acres, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies attempted a traffic stop but the driver fled, going off of the roadway between two homes and abandoning the vehicle, according to LCSO…

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