Crime & Safety
Reckless Driver Faces Drug Charges After I-75 Chase: FL Highway Patrol
A reckless driver led deputies, troopers on a chase on I-75 in Sarasota County and was arrested on multiple charges, FHP said.
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — A reckless driver faces drug-related charges after leading authorities on a chase on Interstate 75 in southern Sarasota County late Wednesday night, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
Troopers helped the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office with an active pursuit of a 2016 BMW driven by a reckless driver and heading south on I-75.
As the driver continued to try to evade law enforcement, they tried to exit onto Laurel Road at Exit 195 while speeding.
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He hit the Laurel Road curbed median, which disabled the car, causing it to come to a stop on the return ramp to I-75, FHP said.
The driver, Derrick Jerome Truttling, 30, of Fort Myers was arrested and charged with:- driving on a suspended license
- fleeing and eluding
- possession of cocaine (3 grams)
- possession of marijuana (304 grams of edibles and 59 grams of marijuana)
- felony warrant
He was booked into the Sarasota County Jail.
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