FHP uses PIT maneuver on Howard Franklin Bridge
Channel: Zombies Hear
Date: 2022-09-28

TAMPA, Fla. - Between Tampa and St. Pete, a driver of a stolen vehicle was fleeing from troopers at the height of Wednesday afternoon's rush hour – until troopers spun her car out in the middle of the Howard Frankland Bridge.

Just after 5 p.m., troopers received a BOLO for the silver Nissan Altima that was reported stolen from a Gainesville rental company, Sunrise Auto Rentals and Sales. The vehicle had a GPS device, which allowed the rental company to provide its location to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers said.

Troopers started their search at Interstate 275 and Fowler Avenue and began receiving GPS pings as they headed south to the Dale Mabry Highway exit. That's where they spotted the stolen vehicle. 

They said once the driver – later identified as 26-year-old Wykeria Stevenson – noticed the emergency flashing lights from their patrol vehicles, she "brake-checked" one trooper and "took evasive action and fled southbound," according to the traffic report.

Troopers said she was traveling over 100 mph and was recklessly maneuvering in and out of lanes. 

The pursuit reached the Howard Frankland Bridge and Stevenson was forced to slow down in traffic to 50 or 60 mph. In dashcam video released by FHP, Stevenson apparently attempts to enter the right shoulder, plowing into one of the construction barriers. That's where one trooper used a PIT maneuver while the barrier bounced into one of the center traffic lanes.

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✅ Credit: Tampa Dashcam, FOX 13, Tampa, FL

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