High-speed Mini Cooper chase ends with PIT maneuver on I-95 after driver swap

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies say a high-speed Mini Cooper chase that reached 100 mph and crossed two counties ended Friday morning with a PIT maneuver.

The incident began early Friday morning when OCSO deputies clocked a Mini Cooper with British plates traveling over 100 mph on SR-710.

Deputies say they attempted to catch up, but were met with weaving and passing vehicles on the shoulders.

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Due to the “immediate danger” posed to innocent motorists, OCSO deputies say they made the tactical decision to disengage.

The vehicle continued onto SR-714 towards the Martin County line. Around this time, deputies say the occupants, later identified as 31-year-old Jank Ismael Rois-Delecruz and 28-year-old Lioshka Orellana Diaz, switched seats while the vehicle was still in motion.

Soon after, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office picked up the trail on I-95 following multiple 911 calls from concerned citizens. When the vehicle refused to stop for MCSO, deputies utilized a PIT maneuver to safely bring the car to a halt.

Orellana Diaz was booked into Martin County Jail for fleeing and eluding, and a warrant was filed for Rois-Delecruz for fleeing and eluding in Okeechobee County before the seat swap.