Florida chase ends with car in pond, 2 children rescued
by: Nexstar Media Wire and WFLA
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A drug suspect is accused of putting two children in harm’s way when he fled deputies in Pasco County on Thursday and crashed into a pond, authorities said.
According to an affidavit, the incident began around 3:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 19.
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy had tried to stop the vehicle over a window tint violation, but it sped away and went into a nearby mobile home park with the deputy in pursuit.
After driving past several people walking their dogs, the driver, identified as Jonathan Mark DeLoach, 30, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pond.
