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Fleeing man allegedly flipped off deputies

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MORRISTON, Fla., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a man who fled the scene of a crash led deputies on a chase that ended with him flipping them his middle fingers.

Levy County sheriff's deputies said Roy Thomas Willard, 62, of Morriston, fled the scene of the crash Wednesday in his Nissan Titan and made multiple illegal U-turns while fleeing pursing deputies, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday.

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Willard eventually stopped his vehicle and displayed his middle finger to deputies. He was ordered to exit the Nissan and responded by flipping the bird with his other hand, the arrest report said.

Willard, who was charged with fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer and resisting arrest with violence, apologized to a deputy when he arrived at the jail, the report said.

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