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Man Dies After Car Leaves Roadway And Strikes Trees
This is the Mercedes Benz driven by Keith Booker at the time of the accident.
A 34-year-old man died in a single car accident early Tues- day. The victim has been iden- tified as 34-year-old Keith B. Booker.
According to the Tampa Po- lice Department, at approxi- mately 12:36 a.m., officers observed a gray Mercedes Benz fail to stop at a stop sign. The officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop at N. 40th Street and E. Chelsea.
The driver of the vehicle is said to have turned off his head- lights and flee eastbound on E. Chelsea at a high rate of speed. A spokesman for the police de- partment said the officer turned off his emergency equipment and backed off, as is the Tampa Police Department’s policy, and did not give chase.
The officers reportedly drove down northbound on N. 42nd Street, out of the line of sight of the Mercedes. Minutes later, the officers were notified of an accident at the Myrtle Hill Cemetery, a few blocks away.
When officers arrived at the
KEITH B. BOOKER 4/29/1983 —- 2/27/2018
scene, in the 4200 block of E. Chelsea, they discovered a gray 2009 Mercedes had been in- volved in a single-car accident. They later determined it was the same vehicle that fled from the traffic stop minutes earlier, the spokesman said.
Detectives came to the con- clusion that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the car veered off the road and struck two trees. The only person in the vehicle, identified as Booker, died at the scene.
Teenager Charged With Fatally Stabbing His Dad
Detectives have arrested a Tampa teenager and charged him in connection with a murder. The murder victim was discovered in an apart- ment on last month.
The victim in the stabbing was 50-year-old Abdi- rashid Ali. His body was found at 5217 Sonora Court, in the River Apartments. On Monday, detectives arrested 18-year-old Ismael Abdi- rashid Ali and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his father.
Police said at this time, they have no clear motive for the murder.
According to police, offi- cers responded to River
ABDIRASHID ALI ... Found in apartment
Apartments, 5217 Sonora Court, shortly after 3 p.m., on February 16th. When they arrived, they discovered Ali’s body inside the apart- ment. Evidence gathered at
the scene led police to Is- mael Ali, who was already in the Hillsborough County Jail on unrelated charges.
Ismael Ali is being held under a $750,750 bond.
ISMAEL ABDIRASHID ALI ... Charged with murder
Divers Recover Body Of Man From Hillsborough River
On Saturday, a man’s body was recovered from the Hillsborough River. He had reportedly fell from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., bridge last Friday night.
According to the Tampa Police Department, offi- cers responded to the bridge in reference to an adult man who had fell into the river.
Members of the Tampa Police Department’s Dive Team searched the waters for him, but were unsuc- cessful. Police suspended the search late Friday and resumed it early Saturday.
The man was identified as 34-year-old Keenan Akeem Fluker, of Tampa. At approximately 11 a.m., Saturday, divers located Fluker’s body. The investi- gation is continuing.
KEENAN FLUKER (Photo taken from Facebook)
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