Pair arrested after 130+ mph chase ends in crash, bailout on Florida’s Turnpike: FHP

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Two men were arrested Wednesday after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a driver in a BMW led them on a high-speed chase on Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade County, then struck a guardrail, and fled on foot before both suspects were captured.

The Florida Highway Patrol identified the suspects in an arrest report as 25-year-olds Shemar Amory Rattray, of Miami Gardens, and Jerrell Anthony Louis Watson.

The report states that troopers observed a BMW 530i traveling about 100 mph southbound on the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike near the Southwest 74th Street entrance ramp shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday…

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