WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – Police in West Melbourne are hoping the public can help identify a man who was driving a Jeep with stolen tags who fled during an encounter with police injuring an officer in the process.West Melbourne Sgt.
Graig Erenstoft said in a news release police were called to Coastal Lane and US-192 around 8 a.m. for a report of a driver passed out at the wheel.
When officers arrived they found a black Jeep Gladiator truck and the driver inside was uncooperative, according to the news release.Officers said they attempted to remove the white male from the vehicle but the driver put the Jeep in gear and accelerated while officers were still near the vehicle.