The Brief
- A teen on a homemade motorbike was arrested after a pursuit through the streets of Mulberry on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- The pursuit snaked through residential neighborhoods and came to an end at 411 3rd Ave SW after troopers say his tires, with no tread, lost traction on the grass.
- Neighbors at the scene of the arrest reported that the teen is a frequent nuisance in the area, claiming he “flies all around” on the motorbike and nearly hit him head-on in his own driveway just days prior.
MULBERRY, Fla. – A teen on a homemade motorbike was arrested after a pursuit through the streets of Mulberry on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
19-year-old Raphael Granados-Hernandez was spotted just before 3 p.m. on State Road 37 near Bluff Road by a state trooper who says that the teen was on a motorbike with no license plate, no eye protection and a black head covering.
When the trooper tried pulling Granados-Hernandez over, he ignored the lights and sirens and took off.
The pursuit snaked through residential neighborhoods and came to an end at 411 3rd Ave SW after troopers say his tires, with no tread, lost traction on the grass. Granados-Hernandez tumbled to the ground and was quickly arrested.
Granados-Hernandez refused to be treated at the hospital after the crash, citing the cost and his lack of insurance, according to FHP.…