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A driver tried to outrun Florida troopers at 140 mph after a 100 car highway takeover, but a red light ended the chase
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A driver tried to outrun Florida troopers at 140 mph after a 100 car highway takeover, but a red light ended the chaseA driver led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a 140 mph chase early Saturday after fleeing the scene of a massive highway takeover that shut down Interstate 75 near Tampa.
Florida law defines a street takeover as 10 or more vehicles coordinating to obstruct a roadway, a threshold this gathering far exceeded.
A trooper pursued the vehicle as it wove through traffic with its hazard lights on, eventually reaching 140 mph in a 70 mph zone before exiting onto Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
New Florida Highway Patrol dashcam video shows a trooper responding to an I-75 street takeover before chasing a BMW at speeds authorities said reached 140 mph.
Law enforcement agencies across the state have ramped up enforcement, including a June operation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol that resulted in 22 arrests at car meet-up events.