The Brief
- A 19-year-old is facing DUI charges after a high-speed chase ended in a fiery crash on I-275 on Sunday.
- According to FHP, troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the speeding car, before pulling multiple occupants from the burning car.
- Investigators say the driver admitted to drinking five margaritas and three Twisted Teas before driving over 120 mph.
TAMPA, Fla. – A 19-year-old Plant City teenager was arrested Sunday morning after leading Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a 120 mph chase that ended in a fiery wreck on I-275.
Fiery Tampa highway pursuit
What we know:
According to FHP, a trooper spotted a black Audi speeding northbound over the Howard Frankland Bridge into Hillsborough County at speeds exceeding 120 mph on Sunday at 2:56 a.m.
The car was weaving across lanes until the trooper executed a PIT maneuver, at mile marker 42 on northbound Interstate 275.
After the crash the Audi caught fire. Troopers rushed to extract multiple occupants from the car. Including the driver, 19-year-old Kimberly Gutierrez.…