ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been charged with multiple felonies following a reckless driving incident that resulted in a multi-vehicle crash on Monday.
At approximately 5:15 p.m., St. Lucie County deputies observed a U-Haul truck driving erratically and speeding through the parking lot of a Winn-Dixie in Lakewood Park. The vehicle posed a significant threat to other motorists, forcing vehicles off the road.
Deputies pursued the U-Haul as it turned onto Turnpike Feeder Road. The driver ignored traffic stop commands and subsequently crashed into several vehicles, struck traffic signs, and ruptured a water main at the intersection of Avenue H and North U.S. Highway 1 in Fort Pierce.
The driver, identified as Brian Lassonde, 34, of Altamonte Springs, was taken into custody and transported to St. Lucie County Jail. According to authorities, two of the collisions were intentional, resulting in one victim being hospitalized with a suspected broken leg.
Lassonde faces charges including one count of fleeing and eluding causing injury, one count of hit and run, and three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is being held without bond.
The investigation is ongoing as deputies work to determine whether Lassonde was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.