Posted on 05/03/2022 6:46:41 PM PDT by simpson96
It was “Fast & Furious” in real life.
A lead-footed Florida driver led stunned cops on one of the longest and most dangerous police pursuits in recent history, hitting speeds of up to 180 mph and spanning hundreds of miles through several counties.
“The danger to innocent lives related to this crime cannot be overstated,” the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Tuesday.
The chaos came to a halt after Richard St. Leger, 20, of Pompano Beach, finally ditched his stolen Mercedes SUV and fled into thick woods where he was tracked down by a police dog, officials said.
St. Leger, who was riding with a passenger, first fled pursuing officers in Orange County before flying through the counties of Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie and finally Martin.
The speed demon blew through several attempted traffic stops, and deputies suspended their ground pursuit at one point because the dangerously high speeds posed a risk to civilians.
But cops continued to track St. Leger with aviation units and made preparations to bring the terrifying joyride to a conclusion.
Martin County sheriff’s deputies set up “stop sticks” in St. Leger’s path as he zoomed around at 150 mph with his headlights off, the agency said. He drove directly over the devices and popped the car’s tires.
St. Leger abandoned the disabled vehicle and disappeared on foot into nearby woods with officers and police dogs in pursuit.
Despite being cornered, he still refused to surrender. Deputies sent a K-9 named Zorro into the remote area and the dog made the final collar.
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A Mercedes SUV hits 180mph?!?
The limit on the speedometer on my jeep is 160mph. I don’t know if it will go that fast, but 160 is the limit.
I don’t think I’ve ever had my Caprice or Crown Victoria up over 110 mph. Even down hill. Or wanted to. Never was assigned a Mustang or other sports car. Can’t imagine doing 180.
These ain’t your Daddy’s SUVs these days.
115mph is all I had the guts to do on the FL Turnpike once.
The fastest I’ve gone is 140 mph, and that was pretty damned scary.
He deserved the K9 🤪
When the feds eventually start rounding up the deplorables it’ll be apparent there is no hiding or escaping from Big Brother.
Probably an AMG - I used to have a sedan
A dog collar.
I looked in the mirror
A red light was blinkin’
The cops was after my hot rod Lincoln
Dog named Zorro. Love it!
HAHA! I see what you did there...😂😂😂
Cops always overestimate your speed.
Always. I have seen cops claim 150 for a car with a real world top speed of 120
Have done 160 on my hyper sport bikes. Anything above 130 feels very fast. You start worrying about a mosquito laying on its back up ahead and what happens if you hit it... that makes you tone it done again.
AMG 63 version for sure. There’s a bunch of 500-600hp SUVs. Because they can?
Yes, I can well imagine.
Shoooooot, it sounds like people are doing that speed on the main roads near my house at night all the time.
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