17-Year-Old Florida Boy Leads Deputies on High-Speed Chase
A dramatic night in South Florida began with a person calling 911 and reporting witnessing a shooting, and that the shooter and an accomplice were trying to drag the victim’s body into a canal. Palm Beach County deputies headed to the scene, but before they could get there, the 911 caller told dispatchers that the gunman and his deputy had changed tack and were loading the body into a Ford F pickup. -150 gray. according to the sheriff’s office.
The suspects fled the scene, but officers spotted the van, with a body part visible in the bed, and chased it, traveling about 50 miles down Interstate 95 into Martin County at speeds close to 100 mph. according to Martin County Sheriff William Snyder. WPTV reportD. Officers tried to end the chase with stop sticks, but the driver maneuvered to avoid them, Snyder said.
The truck exited the interstate onto the Martin Freeway, briefly going off the road entirely, and that’s where a Martin County deputy executed a pit maneuver and brought the vehicle to a stop.
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Inside the truck, officers found a 17-year-old boy behind the wheel and a female passenger. Martin County deputies arrested the boy on a felony for fleeing and avoiding charges. Palm Beach County investigators are investigating the murder of the man found in the truck bed and will press charges when they have completed their investigation. The woman was also detained while the investigation is ongoing.