The Florida Highway Patrol is reviewing the pursuit that resulted in the death of trooper Zachary Fink and trucker Arsenio Mas .
It’s standard policy for FHP to conduct reviews that are called After Action Reports, and they can take weeks or even months to complete. FHP inspectors will look at all police reports, crash reports as a result of the pursuit, and photographs of the vehicles involved in the crash.
Tom Gleason is a retired driving instructor for FHP and a nationally known expert on pursuit policies. He’s familiar with details released to date on Fink’s pursuit of a fleeing suspect before the deadly crash.
“He was acting within his policy,” said Gleason, who believes the evaluation of the chase won’t likely find Fink violating its policy.
WPTVHowever, he warned the report may raise questions about Fink’s decision not to back off and stop the chase, especially the trooper’s U-turn on Interstate 95 and driving into oncoming traffic to follow the suspect.