ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A 16-year-old boy driving a stolen car led the troopers in a high-speed pursuit early Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to an FHP report obtained by NBC affiliate WESH, the teen was found near midnight near Orlando after fleeing from a Volsia County deputy.
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Several law enforcement officers tried to get the teens to stop him, but he said he refused to move. The teen managed to avoid pit operations and continued to speed up the I-4, the report said.
Authorities said the 16-year-old reached 100 mph before leaving the highway. The trooper was able to stop him with a second pit maneuver.
Officials said the teenager crashed into the building and got out of the car and started running. Reports say he was captured as if he was about to jump the fence.
The Troopers said the teenager was wearing a black ski mask when he was arrested.
He was charged with grand larceny of a motor vehicle, fled at high speed and escaped, and was charged with public order crimes (who wears hoods and masks on the streets).
