A driver who was driving the wrong way on State Road 869, crashed into a guardrail and became combative with law enforcement, was arrested on Saturday, authorities said,
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the wrong-way crash happened on State Road 869 near Coral Ridge Drive.
Troopers said the driver struck a guardrail, which caused his vehicle to become disabled.
Deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and officers with Coral Springs Police then arrived at the scene, and the driver became physically combative.
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The driver, identified as 43-year-old Everton Michael Cytall, was arrested and taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation.
After he is released from the hospital, Cytall will be taken to the Broward County jail.
He is being charged with resisting an officer with violence, operating a motor vehicle without a license and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
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