A 30-year-old Lauderhill by the Sea man is facing several charges in connection to the deaths of a 26-year-old Florida Highway Patrol trooper and truck driver killed Friday morning during a pursuit on Interstate 95 in St. Lucie County.
Michael Addison was taken into custody at 9:21 p.m. Friday at the St. Lucie County Jail and made his first appearance Saturday morning during a 4 1/2-minute hearing in Port St. Lucie via Zoom.
Addison is accused of fleeing from Trooper Zachary Fink, resulting in his death .
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office noted on Facebook that when Addison was escorted to jail, investigators secured him using the handcuffs belonging to the trooper.
The St. Lucie County Jail lists 12 charges.
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“We intend to hold the defendant fully accountable for the lives he’s taken and the immeasurable pain he has caused,” Dave Kerner, the executive director of Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, said in a news release. “The Florida Highway Patrol, as well as the loved ones and friends of both Trooper Fink and the driver of the semi-truck, acknowledge that this is not the end of the loss suffered.