Drunk Driving Suspect Rammed Patrol Cars, Deputies Say

TRINITY, FL – A suspected drunk driver led Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies on a lengthy chase Monday night that ended shortly after the man’s failed attempt to get away by ramming patrol cars.

According to the sheriff’s office, its deputies received a call about a truck driving erratically as it was heading south on Little Road toward Trinity Boulevard. Deputies pursued the driver from Old County Road 54 until he reached Trinity Boulevard, just west of East Lake Road.

“There, he rammed his truck into two of our deputy patrol cars and attempted to ram into two others,” the sheriff’s office wrote in an email to media.

The driver’s attempt to get away didn’t quite work. Instead, Christopher Conti, 46, now faces two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of fleeing and eluding with disregard to the safety of people and property and two counts of driving on a suspended license. He was also charged with possession of cocaine, possession of paraphernalia and driving under the influence.

No deputies were injured in the incident, the sheriff’s office said.

Conti was booked into the Land O’ Lakes Jail and remained there Tuesday morning without bond, the sheriff’s office said.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

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