Florida man shot by authorities dies

<p>A Florida man who was shot after trying to run over a deputy has died at a hospital.</p><p>Steven J. Ervin, 53, of Fort White, Fla., led law enforcement officers on a chase that started in northern Bryan County and ended Monday morning on Interstate 16 in Bulloch County.</p><p>The chase began around 2 a.m. Monday, when two Bryan County deputies and a Pembroke police officer responded to a report of a suspicious car in a neighborhood. The officers spotted and tried to pull over a car matching the vehicle's description. But the car did not stop and a chase ensued through northern Bryan County into Bulloch County.</p><p>At one point, Ervin's car hit a Bryan County cruiser, said John Edwards, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Statesboro office.</p><p>In Bulloch County, Ervin's car spun to a stop. When a deputy got out of a cruiser and tried to make an arrest, Ervin turned car toward the deputy, Edwards said. That's when lawmen fired on the car, Edwards said.</p><p>Ervin was transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center, where he died Tuesday.</p><p>An autopsy will be conducted, Edwards said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9f3c)</p>

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