Driver Fleeing Crash Sets off Chain Reaction in Safety Harbor

Glode accelerated and continued northbound and then struck the rear of a Dodge 1500 driven by 49 year-old Nashaat Malak of Palm Harbor that was stopped in the outside left turn lane of McMullen Booth at Curlew Road.  Deputies say this was a high-speed impact that caused a chain reaction pushing Malak’s 2005 Dodge 1500 into a blue Honda Accord driven by 35 year-old Max Atkinson of Palm Harbor and a silver Honda driven by 67 year-old William Blanton of Safety Harbor. The silver Honda then went into a 2009 VW Tiguan driven by 47 year-old Tamberly Brockman of Palm Harbor. All of these vehicles were stopped in the outside left turn lane.

Deputies say Glode’s Ford came to final rest against a fence off the east side of McMullen Booth Road.

Brockman  was transported to Mease Dunedin Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Glode  and Malak were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment of more serious injuries but none considered life threatening.

Investigators say impairment may be a factor in the crash.  Glode has been arrested for his role in this crash.  He has previously been charged in Pinellas County with careless driving, driving without insurance, driving with a suspended license and driving a vehicle with an expired registration.

The investigation continues.