Police: Georgia man on probation arrested after fleeing cops, crashing in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday night after fleeing police during a traffic stop and crashing into an electrical control box in Hollywood, authorities said.

Officers with the Hollywood Police Department said they conducted a traffic stop just before 8 p.m. near North 19th Avenue and Tyler Street.

During the stop, an officer observed a large amount of cash, a gun and “illicit drugs” inside the vehicle, police said. They said Brandon Cleve Dawkins, who was in the vehicle, was on federal probation for an offense out of Georgia…

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