Florida Troopers Nab Speeding Driver in High-Speed Chase

0:00Florida Highway Patrol Troopers nabbed a driver in Tampa after a quick chase on April 13th. The guy bolted from Hillsboro County deputies in a 2019 Mercedes AMG GLE 43, hitting over 105 miles per hour, in a 55 zone. Earlier that day, deputies called for backup near the state road 589 and Interstate 275 interchange. An FHP Troopers spotted the car on Interstate 275 near Bird Street and tried to pull it over by Water's Avenue. The driver slowed like he might stop, then gunned it, turning a routine stop into a short pursuit. Folks in the area dodged a bigger mess thanks to fast action, but it highlighted how these flees endanger everyone on the road. Troopers shut it down smooth with the precision intervention technique maneuver and a containment block. No crashes, no injuries. They id the suspect as 48-year-old Jesse Long from California. Longs locked up now, facing a stack of charges from reckless driving to evading cops, proving

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