WATCH: Wild traffic stop turns chaotic as suspect drives off with one cop inside, drags second officer
A routine traffic stop exploded into violence when police say a suspect sped off with an officer trapped inside his car and dragged another officer who was holding on to the vehicle.The dangerous and chaotic scene played out in Eustis, Florida over the weekend.Eustis Police say during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, suspect Shakoi Donovan, 28, drove away with an officer stuck inside the driver side of his vehicle and dragged another officer 10 to 15 feet down the roadway.BODYCAM SHOWS POLICE K-9 LEAPING INTO ACTION AFTER SUSPECTED IMPAIRED DRIVER REFUSED TO SURRENDERThe officer can be seen in another officer's bodycam video lying on the ground.It all started when the officers pulled Donovan over on suspicion he was driving under the influence. A police report says officers spotted a silver Infiniti weaving over a yellow line on a local street.Two officers stopped Donovan and confronted him, asking him to step out of the car.When he allegedly did not comply with the officers' repeated requests to get out, they opened his car door and reached toward the suspect in an attempt to physically remove him while the vehicle was running.ICE SAYS OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO TRIED TO RAM HIM WITH CAR IN HOUSTONFOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XIt was right at this moment that the suspect is seen on officer-worn bodycamera video speeding away with one officer inside his car.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSOne officer is heard yelling, "He's taking off Eustis 77 is in the car!"LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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A routine traffic stop exploded into violence when police say a suspect sped off with an officer trapped inside his car and dragged another officer who was holding on to the vehicle.The dangerous and chaotic scene played out in Eustis, Florida over the weekend.Eustis Police say during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, suspect Shakoi Donovan, 28, drove away with an officer stuck inside the driver side of his vehicle and dragged another officer 10 to 15 feet down the roadway.BODYCAM SHOWS POLICE K-9 LEAPING INTO ACTION AFTER SUSPECTED IMPAIRED DRIVER REFUSED TO SURRENDERThe officer can be seen in another officer's bodycam video lying on the ground.It all started when the officers pulled Donovan over on suspicion he was driving under the influence. A police report says officers spotted a silver Infiniti weaving over a yellow line on a local street.Two officers stopped Donovan and confronted him, asking him to step out of the car.When he allegedly did not comply with the officers' repeated requests to get out, they opened his car door and reached toward the suspect in an attempt to physically remove him while the vehicle was running.ICE SAYS OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO TRIED TO RAM HIM WITH CAR IN HOUSTONFOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XIt was right at this moment that the suspect is seen on officer-worn bodycamera video speeding away with one officer inside his car.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSOne officer is heard yelling, "He's taking off Eustis 77 is in the car!"LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MOREThe report said she was pinned between Donovan and the steering wheel.SEND US A TIPThe second officer was dragged by the vehicle "sending him tumbling across the S. Eustis Street asphalt, barrel rolling multiple times," the police report said.WATCH: DASHCAM CAPTURES THE SPLIT SECOND A ROUTINE TENNESSEE TRAFFIC STOP GOES SIDEWAYSHis "roll" was captured on camera.
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- A routine traffic stop exploded into violence when police say a suspect sped off with an officer trapped inside his car and dragged another officer who was holding on to the vehicle.The dangerous and chaotic scene played out in Eustis, Florida over the weekend.Eustis Police say during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, suspect Shakoi Donovan, 28, drove away with an officer stuck inside the driver side of his vehicle and dragged another officer 10 to 15 feet down the roadway.BODYCAM SHOWS POLICE K-9 LEAPING INTO ACTION AFTER SUSPECTED IMPAIRED DRIVER REFUSED TO SURRENDERThe officer can be seen in another officer's bodycam video lying on the ground.It all started when the officers pulled Donovan over on suspicion he was driving under the influence. A police report says officers spotted a silver Infiniti weaving over a yellow line on a local street.Two officers stopped Donovan and confronted him, asking him to step out of the car.When he allegedly did not comply with the officers' repeated requests to get out, they opened his car door and reached toward the suspect in an attempt to physically remove him while the vehicle was running.ICE SAYS OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO TRIED TO RAM HIM WITH CAR IN HOUSTONFOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XIt was right at this moment that the suspect is seen on officer-worn bodycamera video speeding away with one officer inside his car.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSOne officer is heard yelling, "He's taking off Eustis 77 is in the car!"LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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