NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — A woman was arrested after she led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a pursuit that ended in front of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Building.
According to FHP, the woman, who was behind the wheel of a 2013 black Cadillac Sedan, was driving recklessly eastbound on State Road 84 as it entered the Turnpike, Thursday afternoon.
At around 2:30 p.m, investigators said, she then did a U-turn to travel westbound on State Road 84 and crashed into a gray pickup truck.
Troopers conducted a PIT maneuver in the area of State Road 84 and Marina Mile Road once they were off the highway. They blocked the vehicle at the gate within the BSO Research and Training Center, bringing the brief pursuit to an end.
7Skyforce hovered above the scene as the driver was being taken into custody by troopers.
Video shows the driver bypassing traffic on the highway as FHP troopers followed right behind her. The car’s bumper was hanging as she took off.
Witnesses said the motorist crashed into several cars during the pursuit.
The woman apparently spit at arresting troopers, as cameras caught her with a special bag over her head that law enforcement officers use whenever suspects spit at them.
7News tried speaking to her as she sat in the back of an FHP cruiser, but she wasn’t very cooperative.
“What happened?” said 7News’ reporter Michael Hudak.
“You happened,” said the woman as she laughed.
“Why were you running?” asked Hudak.
“Channel 7 News? Dadadada! You question me? You question me?” responded the woman.
She did not want to say her name, age or why she ran.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
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