- December 26, 2024
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A deputy directing traffic around a crash on Highway U.S. 1 and Plantation Bay Drive on Oct. 27 was almost hit by a driver who refused to pull over, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
The crash had blocked northbound lanes and FCSO deputies were on site redirecting traffic. One deputy saw an open container of alcohol in the suspect's vehicle and told him to pull over, according to a FCSO press release.
The suspect, Qwajon Laster, 27, refused and drove around the cars in front of him, almost hitting another deputy. Laster then fled south on U.S. 1 toward Volusia County, the press release said.
Laster pulled into the parking lot of the nearby Super 8 motel, crashing his pickup truck into a parked trailer before running into a nearby hotel room, the press release said.
An FCSO deputy Laster hiding under a blanket on the bed.
Laster is being charged with the following: reckless driving, attempting to elude law enforcement at high speed with wonton disregard, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, failure to obey police, resisting an officer without violence, tampering with physical evidence and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
He is being held at the county jail on no bond.
