KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Cutler Bay guy confronted six legal fees within the Florida Keys Sunday after government mentioned he fled sheriff’s deputies after an tried traffic stop, attaining speeds of 160 mph.
According to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrest document, a sergeant first noticed Christopher Johann Petersen, 21, dashing north at the Overseas Highway, close to mile marker 82 in Islamorada at round 11 a.m.
The document states that very same sergeant had to begin with attempted to stop a motorcyclist accompanying Peterson who used to be additionally using recklessly.
Multiple deputies attempted preventing Petersen at each mile marker 95 and close to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo to no avail, the document states.
Deputy Daniel Valdes wrote within the document that he then noticed Petersen using additional north on County Road 905 and likewise attempted to drag him over, however he persisted to escape, attaining a most sensible velocity of 160 mph. Another deputy later noticed Petersen head against Ocean Reef, then flip round, the document states.
Valdes wrote that’s when he attempted preventing Petersen once more because the biker approached a three-way stop. The deputy wrote that he were given out of his cruiser and drew his gun in an try to stop Petersen.
Petersen made eye touch with Valdes after which sped up, clipping his gun belt along with his motorbike, knocking his radio to the bottom and destroying his taser cartridge, the document states.
Valdes and a sergeant attempted to handbag Petersen however had been not able to catch up, in keeping with the document. Deputies mentioned he later crashed right into a truck in entrance of the Circle Okay at 106501 Overseas Highway in Key Largo.
Petersen used to be harm and brought to Baptist Health Mariners Hospital, the place he instructed deputies he took off as a result of he have been pulled over on Aug. 5 for riding a motorbike with out endorsement and “was scared of the precautions of being pulled over again,” Valdes wrote.
“Christopher said he knew it was wrong, but since he already made the decision to flee he knew that he had to follow through with it,” Valdes wrote. “Christopher stated he had no intentions of hitting me with the motorcycle and apologized.”
Petersen used to be arrested on 5 counts of fleeing and eluding police, one rely of annoyed battery on a regulation enforcement officer, plus misdemeanor counts of hit and run, prison mischief and working with out a license.
He’s scheduled to be arraigned in Monroe County courtroom on Aug. 28.
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