TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers want to increase penalties for those who try to get away from law enforcement.
On Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol chased a man in South Tampa, who authorities say stole an ambulance . They also said he’d been drinking.
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In January, 8 On Your Side sat down with Dan LaFontaine and his son, who had just been in a car wreck. LaFontaine had just picked up his son from school when a man running from police in a stolen car crashed into them and another car.
“We’re all very fortunate — even the driver, even the perpetrator is lucky to be alive. Because it was carnage; it was total destruction. I’ve never seen anything like that,” LaFontaine said. “You have innocent bystanders like myself who were just coming from picking up my son from school and had no idea what was about to take place.”…