Man ran away from police officer, hit foliage before being arrested

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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A Delray Beach man was arrested recently after leading officers on a short chase on North Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach police said.

The man, 20, was spotted by a police officer around 1:46 a.m. May 20 heading north in the 600 block of North County Road, according to an arrest report. The officer attempted to stop the man because the windows of the 2022 Dodge Charger he was driving were “excessively tinted,” according to the report.

When the officer turned on his lights and sirens near the Palm Beach Country Club, the man accelerated and drove quickly north on North Ocean, exceeding 60 mph, according to the report. The speed limit in this area is 30 mph. It's 15 mph on the tight turns before and after the Palm Beach Country Club parking lot.

The officer followed him until the man turned around and began driving south, accelerating again before losing control, leaving the road and hitting several trees and bushes, according to the report.

When the officer walked toward the car, the man was still sitting in the driver's seat. After the officer arrested the man, police found a black Glock handgun with a loaded magazine in the Charger that contained 20 live rounds, including one in the chamber, according to the report.

Lina Portman

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