SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old Florida man is behind bars after fleeing from Florida Highway Patrol Troopers at speeds exceeding 130 mph and then crashing.
On Monday, a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper saw a vehicle speeding in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 4 (I-4) in Seminole County.
The trooper clocked the driver at 100 mph and attempted to stop the vehicle.
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The vehicle left I-4, crossed the median divider of County Road 46A, and proceeded west at a high speed, avoiding the Trooper.
According to FHP, the vehicle ran a red light on the International Parkway and performed a U-turn, then started driving east on County Road 46A, then turned back onto I-4, swerving at speeds exceeding 130 mph and intermittently turning the vehicle lights on and off.
The vehicle exited onto the westbound rest area of I-4 and collided with a parked semi after the man lost control of the vehicle. Subsequently, the driver ran on foot, abandoning injured passengers inside the crashed and incapacitated vehicle.
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Witnesses saw the suspect escape and informed the Troopers, who established a perimeter and promptly apprehended the suspect, identified as Markeis D’Aundre Stubbs, 22, from Orlando, Florida.
At the crash site, law enforcement officers found a firearm, ammunition, and four grams of marijuana in the vehicle, all of which were seized as evidence.
Markeis D’Aundre Stubbs was transported to a local hospital, cleared of injuries, and then arrested for various offenses, including resisting officers without violence, driving without a valid license, hit and run involving injury, aggravated fleeing from police with injury or damage, and reckless driving.
Markeis D’Aundre Stubbs was processed and detained at Seminole County Jail.
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