Driver arrested after three-wheel chase from Seminole County to DeBary

A pickup truck with its front left wheel gone kept moving east on Interstate 4 from Seminole County into Volusia County before deputies say they finally stopped Eric Todd Drewry in DeBary.

Troopers began getting multiple hit-and-run reports around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2026. A witness saw the truck strike a guardrail in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 105 in Seminole County, then keep going with sparks flying as it traveled on three wheels across one of Central Florida’s busiest commuter corridors.

The truck later exited near U.S. 17-92 and Shell Road in DeBary and became stuck in sand at a construction site. Multiple reports identified the driver as 47-year-old Eric Todd Drewry, and some coverage said he was a Lake Helen man. Authorities arrested him after the stop and said the case began as a series of hit-and-run crashes along I-4 before the damaged pickup finally ran out of road.

Drewry faces DUI, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, and refusal to submit to DUI testing charges. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office also charged him with resisting arrest and battery on a law enforcement officer. One report said Drewry kicked a deputy during the arrest, and another said he asked deputies to release him in exchange for $2,000. The sheriff’s office posted video of the arrest on social media, adding another layer to a case already marked by the sort of reckless behavior that can turn an interstate into a danger zone in seconds.

The image of a truck limping down I-4 on three wheels is striking, but the larger warning is clearer for Seminole County and Volusia County drivers alike. Florida’s crash dashboard tracks hit-and-run crashes, fatalities, and injuries statewide and by county, a reminder that these incidents are part of a broader traffic-safety problem on a corridor where one impaired driver can set off crashes, delays, and risk for commuters, construction crews, and deputies across county lines.