Florida man hits 180 mph during historic police chase

[Kamaji]

Florida man hits 180 mph during historic police chase

By Selim Algar
May 3, 2022

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.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/05/03/florida-man-hits-180-mph-during-historic-police-chase/

[DefiantMassRINO]

That's great viral marketing for Mercedes.

It must be great to have roads that are so uncongested and so well maintained that you can drive 180 mph.

[Kamaji]

That's great viral marketing for Mercedes.

It must be great to have roads that are so uncongested and so well maintained that you can drive 180 mph.

Autobahn (in certain sections).

[Wingnut]

Flat. Straight... with the occasional Gator speedbump.

[Kamaji]

Flat. Straight... with the occasional Gator speedbump.

Yeah, but oh what a speedbump!

[Wingnut]

Yeah, but oh what a speedbump!

At least when you hit a bowling ball with 4 legs it won't flip you over.  Gaters will thump you.

[GtHawk]

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.

Bad boy bad boy what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when Zorro comes for you

[sneakypete]

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.

WOW! Who knew that a car with the aerodynamics of a freaking brick could get such good gas mileage it could go hundreds of mines at speeds of up to 180 mph,and not even have to stop for gas!

And here *I* was thinking the outrageous part was going to be a square box could even reach speeds of 180 MPH if you pushed it off the ramp of a flying airplane!

Now we know it also gets probably 3 or 4  times the gas mileage (maybe even more because the term "hundreds of miles" isn't defined) or any competitors!

To hell with electric cars!

We all need to buy square Mercedes boxes!