THONOTOSASSA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four people were arrested early Saturday morning after hundreds of cars blocked all lanes of Interstate 75 in Thonotosassa, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
At around 1:30 a.m. on August 1, traffic cameras near mile marker 266 showed a large number of vehicles shutting down all northbound lanes and doing burnouts in the road, an arrest report said.
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As law enforcement began arriving at the scene, video shows cars fleeing and people rushing to get back to their vehicles.
While most were allowed to leave without receiving charges, a trooper began pursuing a green BMW that fled at a “very high rate of speed,” the report said.
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During the chase, the BMW reached 140 mph, double the posted speed limit, before exiting the interstate and finally coming to a stop in a parking lot, FHP said…