PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) – A high-speed chase that started in Tampa Tuesday morning ended in Palmetto with the suspect disappearing into the woods, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A search for the suspect was underway in the area of U.S. Highway 41 and 21st Street East.
The Highway Patrol said the chase began in Tampa and continued south, over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, at speeds at times up to 110 mph.
By about 9 a.m., the driver, in Palmetto, abandoned his vehicle and ran into the woods, authorities said.
Troopers, along with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and Palmetto Police were actively searching the area with officers and drones.
The Highway Patrol has not yet released details on why the chase began or who the suspect may be.
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