A predawn high-speed chase on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County ended with an abandoned car, a stash of guns including a stolen AR-15, and a big bag of marijuana, while several suspects managed to get away on foot early Wednesday.
According to state troopers, the pursuit kicked off when they clocked a speeding vehicle near mile marker 250 and followed it south toward the State Road 674 and U.S. 301 interchange. Troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the car, but the people inside bailed out and ran.
How the chase unfolded
As reported by Tampa Free Press, troopers first spotted the vehicle heading southbound near mile marker 250 around 3:00 a.m. on June 3. They pursued it off the interstate and down State Road 674, then used a pursuit intervention technique near U.S. Highway 301 to force the vehicle to a stop…