Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say Daytona Beach Police say they were attempting to stop a black Chevy Malibu driven by 31-year-old Nyshon Bennett after running a stop sign around 9 a.m (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man fleeing a traffic stop hit and killed another driver in Daytona Beach Sunday morning.
Daytona Beach Police say they were attempting to stop a black Chevy Malibu driven by 31-year-old Nyshon Bennett after running a stop sign around 9 a.m.
That is when police say Bennett drove off at a high rate of speed, forcing officers to end the pursuit.
According to police Bennett then ran a red light and struck an Acura driven by 50-year-old Daniel J. Ruddell Jr.
Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say Daytona Beach Police say they were attempting to stop a black Chevy Malibu driven by 31-year-old Nyshon Bennett after running a stop sign around 9 a.m (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
The Acura then hit a tree and then a telephone pole killing Ruddlell Jr.
The Malibu then hit three other parked vehicles before coming to a complete stop.
Bennett, who had to be cut from the Malibu, was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Daytona Beach police are still investigating the crash and say Bennett is facing several criminal charges.
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Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say An Acura driven by 50-year-old Daniel J. Ruddell Jr. hit a telephone pole after being struck by a fleeing driver according to Daytona Beach Police (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say Daytona Beach Police say they were attempting to stop a black Chevy Malibu driven by 31-year-old Nyshon Bennett after running a stop sign around 9 a.m (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say Debris from the crash that killed a 50-year-old man litters the street (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
Man fleeing traffic stop hits, kills another driver in Daytona Beach, police say An officer inspects the Acura that was hit by another vehicle (Daytona Beach Police Dept)
