Man flees traffic stop, crashes into tree
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say a 24-year-old St. Petersburg man died after he fled during an attempted traffic stop and crashed into a tree.
According to police, Morris Feaster sped up when a Pinellas Park police officer tried to stop him for suspicion of driving under the influence early Sunday morning.
The officer disengaged from the traffic stop as Feaster sped away, but Feaster’s vehicle then hit a tree.
Feaster was taken to a hospital, where he died.