SEFFNER, Fla. – On Saturday morning, a guy from Tampa was taken into custody after reportedly leading a trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol on a high-speed pursuit along Interstate 75.
According to the arrest record from the Florida Highway Patrol, the officer was traveling south on Interstate 75 at State Road 582 when they reported witnessing two automobiles speeding dangerously through traffic at around 9 a.m.
When the state trooper attempted to keep pace with the two vehicles, it is said that the vehicles, which have been described as a green Dodge Charger and an orange Ford Mustang, raced away.
The arrest report said their speeds topped one hundred miles per hour before they fled the scene.
The dashboard camera of the state policeman captured footage showing the Charger passing the Mustang on the right shoulder close to mile marker 263.
According to the arrest report, the trooper’s vehicle hit 125 miles per hour as the automobiles moved away, while the Charger achieved an estimated max speed of 140 miles per hour.
The officer took up position in front of the Charger and ordered the driver to come to a complete stop.
The 21-year-old driver, Ibrahim Aiman Ali, was taken into custody and accused of engaging in unauthorized racing on a highway. His vehicle was towed away and put on hold for one month.
