ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A driver in Orange County crashed a car after fleeing from a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release, the sheriff’s office said that a deputy tried to pull the driver over near Selma Avenue and Colonial Drive around 2:05 p.m., but the driver fled.
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Deputies didn’t pursue the vehicle, though an overhead helicopter kept track of the driver’s location, the release shows.
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According to investigators, the vehicle was seen driving through a chain-link fence surrounding a nearby retention pond near North County Road 13 and Belvidere Road.
After the crash, the driver got out and fled on foot, and the vehicle was left to roll into the retention pond, deputies said.
The release states that no one else was in the vehicle, and deputies are searching for the driver.
No additional information has been provided at this time.
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