Hugh Barrington Smith Died After Police Shooting and Chase, but
Details Remain a Mystery (UPDATED)  Categories: Crime NBC Miami
Investigators moved vehicles in front of the scene to block news
crews from filming it. Update below the jump, with the name of
the BSO deputy who fired his weapon.  If there's one thing
that's clear after Friday's police shooting turned deadly chase,
it's that the Broward Sheriff's Office isn't releasing many
details about it. In fact, BSO investigators have gone out their
way to block information after the death of 37-year-old Hugh
Barrington Smith.  The incident began after cops pulled over
Smith's Honda Accord at the Georgia Pig restaurant in Davie.
After a long altercation, Smith resisted arrest, and deputies
used a Taser to try to stun him, according to this news release.
When that didn't work, Smith fled and began a high-speed chase
heading west on Davie Boulevard.  It ended when Smith's car went
airborne and struck a tree. The release states that he died at
the scene, but it