A pursuit down Interstate 10 and onto Scenic Highway, with speeds reaching 150 miles per hour, ended with an arrest in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Romero Antwan Nail, 18, of Gretna, Louisiana was charged with fleeing with more charges expected to follow, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.
The incident started on June 12 at 2:30 p.m. A Florida State Trooper observed a black Ford Mustang traveling recklessly at a speed of 130 miles per hour on Interstate 10, westbound, near mile marker 35. Knowing it will be difficult to overtake, the Trooper radioed to more Troopers the description and violations being committed by the driver of the vehicle. Near mile marker 22, another Trooper observed the vehicle and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. This is when the driver accelerated from near 130 miles per hour to 150 miles per hour or more and began to flee, passing vehicles on the north and south shoulders. After exiting at mile marker 17 onto Scenic Highway, Troopers lost sight and began to disengage from the pursuit and began searching the area for the vehicle. With the assistance of a motoring citizen, one of the Troopers located the Mustang parked in a driveway just off Scenic Court and as the Troopers approached, the driver of the vehicle aggressively accelerated away through a couple of yards and down an embankment back onto Scenic Highway. With damage to the vehicle, the driver recklessly fled away, Troopers were able to engage the Mustang again for a brief moment, only to disengage a second time.
Even with assistance of local citizens, FHP was unable to remain active in a pursuit, but it was able to track the vehicle as it traveled out of state. The black Ford Mustang was located at a gas station in Baldwin County, Alabama where a local deputy was able to conduct a traffic stop and detain the driver. The Florida Highway Patrol issued a warrant for the driver, and he was arrested on that warrant by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.
