Staff Reports
A Jacksonville man was arrested Wednesday in Lake City following a car crash after police discovered he was fleeing a Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force.
According to a Lake City Police Department (LCPD) release, officers responded at 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday to the report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of S. Marion Avenue and SE Saint John’s Street.
Upon arrival, the officers provided medical attention to those involved in the accident until EMS arrived. After investigating the crash, officers discovered Raeshaun Tariq Jordan, of Jacksonville, had fled members of the Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force.
According to the release, task force members did not pursue but were nearby when Jordan ran the stop sign and was hit by a vehicle that had the right of way. LCPD officers cited Jordan as at fault for the collision and arrested him on other charges following the traffic crash investigation.
Jordan was arrested and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center. He is being charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, resisting an officer without violence and fleeing/eluding a police officer.