MELBOURNE, Fla. – A man who was high on marijuana ran 17 stop signs, drove through front yards and nearly rammed a patrol vehicle during a high-speed pursuit, according to the Melbourne Police Department.Police said they were patrolling on University Boulevard around 9 p.m.
Sept. 15 when they noticed a 1998 Toyota Camry roll through a stop sign and make a wide turn, leading them to believe the driver was impaired.
Records show the driver also couldn’t maintain a single lane.Officers activated their patrol lights and sirens and attempted to pull the car over but the driver, identified as Dontavis Dotson, sped up and continued driving with his headlights off at a high rate of speed, according to the affidavit.[TRENDING: Does coronavirus.