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<\/p>\nTAMPA, Fla. \u2014
A driver was arrested after leading Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers on a high-speed chase that stretched along Interstate 275 and reached speeds of about 130 mph, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
The pursuit began late Saturday night after a trooper in Pinellas County attempted to catch up to a black Chevrolet Corvette traveling northbound on I-275 at a high rate of speed, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Another trooper in Hillsborough County later spotted the Corvette traveling northbound on I-275 without taillights and making multiple lane changes around other vehicles at what FHP described as a “very high rate of speed.”<\/p>\n
According to the affidavit, the driver began flashing headlights at other motorists to get them to move out of the way as the Corvette continued north.<\/p>\n
When the trooper activated emergency lights and sirens near mile marker 47, the Corvette accelerated and fled, FHP said.<\/p>\n
The affidavit alleges the driver continued northbound while weaving through traffic, using both the left and right shoulders to pass vehicles and traveling without vehicle lights.<\/p>\n
Troopers said the Corvette exited I-275 near mile marker 59 at approximately 130 mph and headed toward State Road 56.<\/p>\n
According to FHP, the driver attempted to squeeze between two vehicles while changing lanes on State Road 56 but collided with both cars and continued driving.<\/p>\n
The trooper then performed a PIT maneuver, bringing the pursuit to an end, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
The driver was identified as 19-year-old Yaseen Algmaiee of Zephyrhills and was arrested on charges including aggravated fleeing to elude and hit-and-run with property damage.<\/p>\n
Algmaiee was transported to the Hillsborough County Jail without incident, troopers said.<\/p>\n
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A woman on her way to work Monday morning found herself helping injured Winter Haven High School students after a school bus crash that killed two people.<\/p>\n
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