Fiery crash in Port St. Lucie ends with driver in jail
Port St. Lucie, Fl. (treasurecoast.com)- A fiery crash in Port St. Lucie Sunday morning ended with the vehicle’s driver in jail, according to police officials.
Police officers went to Southwest Becker Road and Southwest Leeward Street about 5 a.m. Sunday in response to a single-vehicle crash, said police Sgt. Keith Boham.
“The driver drove into the woods, and the vehicle caught on fire,” Boham said. “It wasn’t fully engulfed … it was relatively small.”
The driver, later identified as 53-year-old Cary Watson, ran from the scene, Boham said. Police did not have a hometown for Watson.
Officers searched nearby and found a man who matched the description of the driver in the area of Southwest Undallo Road and Southwest North Quick Circle, Boham said.
“He admitted to the leaving the scene of the accident,” according to Boham.
Watson also had an expired driver’s license and an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court regarding an expired driver’s license.
He sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital, per protocol, but was medically cleared, Boham said.
Watson was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving with an expired driver’s license and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail, Boham said. Watson was being held there this afternoon on $650 bail, according to the jail’s website.
