{"id":213676,"date":"2026-03-31T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/213676\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:14:08","slug":"florida-men-busted-with-weed-gun-after-slamming-into-polk-deputys-vehicle-while-bolting-from-trooper-fhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/213676\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida men busted with weed, gun after slamming into Polk deputy\u2019s vehicle while bolting from trooper: FHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-17-crash-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">DUNDEE, Fla. &#8211; Two men were arrested on Monday night after troopers say they bolted from the Florida Highway Patrol and slammed into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/polk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Polk County<\/a> deputy\u2019s patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">According to FHP, a trooper was conducting speed enforcement during SOAR on US-27 near US-17\/92 in Polk County around 10:30 p.m. when he saw a silver Hyundai Sonata going 68 mph in a 45-mph zone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">When the trooper tried to pull it over, he said the Hyundai took off at high speed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The trooper said he lost sight of the Hyundai after it made several turns in Dundee.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-17-crash1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Hyundai, according to FHP, continued traveling recklessly and struck a Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office patrol vehicle after turning left at a red light.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Two troopers went to the crash site and arrested Corey Bowland and Jaden Horsey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fhp-arests.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Investigators said a large amount of cannabis and a gun were found inside the Hyundai.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-17-crash-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">PCSO will be making crash-related charges in this case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this article was gathered from a Florida Highway Patrol press release.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/polk\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polk County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol DUNDEE, Fla. &#8211; 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