Man smashes Ford F-150 into teen involved in crash then calls Uber home with his 8-year-old son instead of staying to help, cops say

A Florida man was progressive successful a three-vehicle clang that killed a 17-year-old boy, but alternatively of staying to help, helium walked distant with his young lad and took an Uber backmost home, authorities said.

Christopher Everson, 32, stands charged with leaving the country of a crash with decease and operating an unregistered vehicle, Hillsborough County tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime show. He is successful the Orient Road Jail nether nary bond.

On April 11, conscionable earlier 11 p.m., a antheral driving a Nissan sedan eastbound connected State Road 574 successful Seffner, Florida, crossed into the westbound lane and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen car being driven by a 17-year-old, Tampa Fox affiliate WTVT reported, citing the Florida Highway Patrol. As the vehicles came to a stop, Everson — driving a Ford F-150 — allegedly struck the Volkswagen.

The operator of the Nissan was identified by the determination outlet arsenic Garry Baptiste, and helium was reportedly hospitalized and cited for careless driving.

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The teen was besides hospitalized with superior injuries, and helium aboriginal died.

Everson, however, did not spell to the hospital, according to authorities. Instead, with his 8-year-old lad successful tow, helium allegedly walked distant from the clang tract and bought an Uber thrust to his St. Petersburg home.

He was arrested connected Thursday and booked into jail.

Everson's lawsuit was assigned to a justice connected Thursday. There is nary tribunal day yet listed for him.

Seffner, Florida, is located successful the Tampa area, astir 37 miles northeast of St. Petersburg.