Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
- Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.)

Lieutenant Kenneth Euler, Jr. (Driver – Injured)
Date of Hire: 09/24/2001
Age: 40
Vehicle: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe (Agency Vehicle)

Timothy Maurice Jones (Arrested Suspect Driver – minor injuries)
DOB: 07/26/1990
Address:  2856 18^th Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Charges: Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Injury, Resisting Without Violence, Reckless Driving with Injury, and Driving While License Suspended and/or Revoked.

What:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a two vehicle crash causing non-life threating injuries to both drivers.

When:
The crash occurred at about 2:19 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Where:
The crash occurred at 16^th Street South and 14^th Avenue South in St. Petersburg.

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T) are investigating a two vehicle crash causing non-life threating injuries to an on duty Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant and another driver.

According to investigators, at approximately 2:17 a.m., a Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF) deputy was driving his marked Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Chevrolet Tahoe in the area of 7^th Avenue South and 9^th Street South in St. Petersburg. While in the area, the deputy observed a suspicious 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, driven by 27-year-old Timothy Jones.

The deputy pulled his cruiser behind the suspicious vehicle when the Monte Carlo stopped in the roadway along the curb. The vehicle then sped away at a high rate of speed and ran several stop signs.

The deputy notified VCTF members in the area of the suspicious vehicle. The deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, while driving westbound on 14^th Avenue South.

Lieutenant Euler was driving his unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe southbound on 16^th Street South in St. Petersburg.

Jones ran the stop sign at 14^th Avenue South and 16^th Street South and crashed into the driver’s side of Lieutenant Euler’s agency vehicle.

After the impact, Jones fled on foot but was taken into custody shortly after the crash.

Lieutenant Euler was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Jones was also treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. After being released, Jones was taken to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

Jones was charged with, Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Injury, Resisting Without Violence, Reckless Driving with Injury, and Driving While License Suspended and/or Revoked.

The Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF) is a county-wide, multi-jurisdictional task force that focuses on violent crime in Pinellas County. The task force is comprised of law enforcement officers from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, St. Petersburg Police Department and the Clearwater Police Department.

The investigation continues.

Booking photo of T. Jones