4 arrested after vehicle crashes into embankment during Hillsborough pursuit
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Gibsonton, FL - Four people were arrested after a driver fled from deputies toward a construction zone and crashed into an embankment near Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 301, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The incident happened Oct. 19, after deputies tried to stop a vehicle for failing to maintain its lane on Gibsonton Drive near I-75 shortly after10 p.m.
During the pursuit, an HCSO corporal responding to the crash scene was injured when another vehicle hit her patrol car from behind on I-75. The corporal, identified as Niomi Bruce, 30, was released from Tampa General Hospital on Oct. 20.
According to HCSO, the driver failed to stop for deputies and sped away. Undercover deputies kept eyes on the vehicle as it traveled through several Hillsborough County roadways, while the HCSO aviation unit also tracked it.
Aviation personnel saw the vehicle go outside a guardrail and continue into a construction zone. The vehicle then crashed into an embankment near I-75 and North U.S. Highway 301, HCSO said.
Deputies detained the driver, Leo Gradley III, 29, and passenger Angel Pribble, 27, a short distance from the crash. The other two passengers, Jasmine Likely, 36, and Andrew Hopson, 33, were detained at the crash scene, according to the sheriff's office.
Investigators learned Gradley's driver's license had been revoked since July 18, 2024, following a previous charge of fleeing to elude law enforcement in Manatee County. Deputies also found a bag of crushed diazepam pills in the vehicle, according to HCSO.
Leo Gradley III
* Fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer
* Driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license
* Possession of a controlled substance
* Leaving the scene of a crash with property damage
* Resisting an officer without violence
* Trespass on a construction site
Angel Pribble
* Trespass on a construction site
* Possession of a controlled substance
* Resisting an officer without violence
Jasmine Likely
* Possession of a controlled substance
* Trespass on a construction site
Andrew Hopson
* Possession of a controlled substance
* Trespass on a construction site
* Possession of drug paraphernalia