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Man drives through Manatee County golf course, hides in pond to avoid traffic stop
PALMETTO, Fla. - Manatee County deputies had their eyes in the skies as one man tried to flee and hide from them early Thursday morning.
Around 1 a.m., patrol deputies spotted a truck without headlights, driving on the wrong side of the road on Harrison Ranch Boulevard. They said when they attempted a traffic stop, the driver – later identified as 42-year-old William Ballard – fled.
The sheriff's office helicopter followed Ballard's truck as it drove through a fence at the Buffalo Creek Golf Course, traveled through the course, and entered a shallow pond.
They said Ballard exited the truck and waded through the water into nearby brush and trees "attempted to hide from deputies." However, deputies said the aviation unit was watching from above, directing deputies on the ground. ...............(more)
https://www.fox13news.com/news/officials-florida-man-drives-through-manatee-county-golf-course-hides-in-pond-to-avoid-traffic-stop
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