A 72-year-old Jupiter man is facing several charges for initiating a high-speed chase through the Upper Keys after he failed to stop for Florida Highway Patrol troopers on Aug. 8.
A report by FHP states Trooper Nicholas Pope was attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a gray Toyota Camry for exceeding the speed limit on U.S. 1 near MM 95 in Key Largo just after 7:30 p.m. The motorist, later identified as Glenn Salts, didn’t stop as Pope activated his emergency lights.
Troopers say Salts continued driving in a reckless manner, placing other motorists on the road in danger as Pope started to chase him. Trooper Robbie Valenzuela joined the high-speed chase near MM 91 and attempted a precision immobilization technique, or PIT maneuver, in which an officer tries to make the vehicle he’s chasing spin out and come to a stop by bumping the rear of it with the front of his squad car. The attempt was unsuccessful and his patrol vehicle was left inoperable…