Highway patrol trooper dies in high-speed chase with suspect

TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol in Tampa is mourning the loss of one of their own, Trooper Zachary Fink, who was fatally hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 95 during a pursuit on Friday morning. According to reports, Fink was in pursuit of a reckless driver in a Kia car, who was speeding excessively. When the suspect failed to pull over and instead veered his vehicle in the wrong direction, Fink tried to follow …

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Woman arrested after 120 MPH pursuit and attacking trooper

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A local woman, Brittany Bianchi, 31, faces multiple charges after a high-speed chase with law enforcement late Saturday night. Bianchi was reportedly driving at an alarming speed of 120 mph in a 55 mph zone on the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg. When finally halted by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), she is said to have aggressively resisted arrest, injuring a trooper with her fingernails. Around 8:30 p.m., Bianchi was spotted …

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Gasoline tanker explodes after collision

Early morning on Saturday, an unfortunate accident occurred in Hillsborough County, Florida. At around 2:43 a.m., a 2020 Kia Stinger and a gasoline tanker truck collided, causing an immediate explosion. The truck, controlled by a 49-year-old man from Montgomery, Alabama, ran off the road and crashed into a utillity pole. The Kia sedan also veered off the path and flipped over. The driver of the tanker truck was killed in the incident, while the other …

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