According to WFTS, deputies said Cooper, who smelled of alcohol and marijuana, berated them for driving "slow as [expletive]."
"My dog was driving that car," he reportedly said. "I ran because I wanted to. You ain't gonna find no drugs or guns on me."
Cooper, who claimed his back hurt, was taken to the hospital before he was booked into the Manatee County Jail. He has been charged with driving while intoxicated, causing property damage, fleeing from police and leaving an accident scene, Patch reports.
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