The Florida Highway Patrol has charged RHP Matt Bush with several crimes after a traffic accident yesterday. Apparently Bush struck a 72-year-old man on a motorcycle yesterday on US 41 in Florida with his 2011 Dodge SUV. After the accident, Bush left the scene and traveled north on 41 before he was eventually located a short time later after numerous law enforcement agencies were alerted to his vehicle, after which he was arrested and charged with a number of crimes including DUI and was taken to Charlotte County Jail.
The Highway Patrol asserts that Bush hit the motorcycle from behind and then ran over the man's head. Bush has never made the Major Leagues since being drafted number one overall by San Diego in 2004, but he's currently in the Minor League system with Tampa Bay (his third organization) who have declined to comment on the charges. He signed with the Rays in 2010 after having played briefly in the Toronto organization.
This is just another in a long-line of off-field incidents which have plagued Bush's career since he was drafted, most of which have involved alcohol.
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