A deputy was dragged by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon in Hernando County.
Deputy Tonya Shutt, 48, had stopped the vehicle on McKethan Road south of Cortez Boulevard when the suspect drove off -- dragging her a short distance.
Deputy Shutt was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office caught the driver moments later just across the county line.
The driver was identified as 47-year-old Melissa Lloyd. She is charged with fleeing to elude, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence and felony driving with license suspended or revoked.
Editor's Note: The Hernando County Sheriff's Office originally misidentified the suspect. The office later corrected the name. It has been changed in this article.
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