ORLANDO, Fla. – A stolen car found in Altamonte Springs led troopers on a hectic car chase along the highway into downtown Orlando on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
In an arrest report, troopers said they responded just after 2 p.m. after getting a call about a stolen vehicle along Central Parkway and Festival Drive.
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The report shows that the vehicle had been stolen out of Hillsborough County.
Upon arrival in the area, troopers said they spotted the stolen car turn into a nearby apartment complex, causing them to follow suit.
However, the stolen car soon turned rapidly and headed back out to Central Parkway, speeding up and trying to evade the troopers, investigators said.
“The vehicle began weaving in and out through construction barrels, running solid red traffic control devices, as well,” the report reads.
Eventually, the chase led into the westbound express lanes on I-4, with the driver speeding at over 100 mph while weaving through traffic and driving on both shoulders, according to troopers.
From there, the stolen car fled onto State Road 408 before later exiting onto Bumby Avenue, troopers added.
After a while longer of continuing to flee from troopers, the stolen car tried to bypass traffic at a red light, which ended with the driver striking another car and a large pole, finally bringing the chase to a close, per investigators.
“The utility pole fell onto another vehicle that was stopped at the light,” the report continues. “At this time, three Black males exited the stolen vehicle and began to flee on foot.”
While the driver managed to get away, both passengers were caught by Orlando police and identified as Marvie Alford, 39; and Jay’niren Finley, 21.
However, both men claimed they didn’t know the identity of the driver and that they’d asked him to stop, the arrest report states.
“There was a very large amount of what appeared to be stolen articles from Nike inside the vehicle,” troopers wrote. “All items still had the price tags, as well as the security tags attached, indicating they proceeded past the point of sale without paying for the items.”
Both Alford and Finley face charges of obstruction without violence.
No additional information has been provided at this time.