4 teenagers die in high-speed chase after trooper uses PIT maneuver

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4 teenagers die in high-speed chase after trooper uses PIT maneuver

By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
Published: Apr. 27, 2024 at 6:03 AM EDT

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - Grief counselors were at Newberry High School in Florida all week after several teenagers were killed in a crash during a chase involving state troopers in Bradford County. ... Newberry city officials said all four of the teenagers, who were between the ages of 14 and 16, died after they were involved in a wreck in the Waldo area last Saturday. ... Two of the teens died on the scene and the other two died from their injuries in the hospital days later. ... Officials said two of the teenagers were Newberry High School students.



Bradford County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the pursuit started with an SUV that was stolen out of Gainesville. It was detected by a license plate reader hours later. ... A sheriff’s deputy confirmed the SUV was stolen and followed it while waiting for backup. The deputy could tell multiple people were in the vehicle, according to investigators. ... Once backup arrived, deputies attempted to pull the SUV over, but it slowed down and then sped off.

Deputies reached speeds of 111 mph during the chase, but a mechanism in their patrol vehicles prevented them from accelerating more. ... Officials said deputies pulled back after they were unable to keep up with the vehicle and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper continued the chase. ... The trooper rammed the vehicle and used a PIT maneuver, causing the SUV to roll over and collide with a cement pole. ... Authorities said two of the teenagers in the SUV were wearing ankle monitors and three had active warrants.

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[Mosby]

1. They were 14 to 16 yo.

These high speed chases need to end. They killed four kids over a minivan.

[jimfields33]

7. Stop stealing vehicles. Stop going 111MPH

And stop the car when told to pull over.

[Mosby]

10. The speeds involved were due to the chase.

That's why some states (like CA) have vehicle pursuit guidelines that try to balance public safety, suspect safety and the law.

[jimfields33]

14. They easily could have pulled over when requested.

[marble falls]

12. Stop high speed chases.

[jimfields33]

13. If they stopped when required then no high speed chase.

[marble falls]

16. If you don't chase them no innocent public gets killed. Why chase them at all? Drone or helecoptor after them ...

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[jimfields33]

17. You would think with those vast number of examples,

They would have thought, “guys, this isn’t a good idea to be chased after by police going 110MPH, I’m going to pull over and see what they want. I’m going to be responsible.” I wonder if that even crossed their minds?

[marble falls]

18. You expect the criminals to be the adults in the room!?!?!?! Cops almost always know who they're chaseing and how ...

... to get a hold of them at other times. 90% of these crimes have to do with property crimes, they don't need to risk any lives pinching a minor felony or misdemeanor.

Those four kids were on their way to jail anyways. No fucking need to kill them.

Are you sure you post in the right place?

[MichMan]

20. Explain how cops know the identities of those driving a stolen car ? n/t

[marble falls]

21. Please. Are you saying cops never know who in the car? What makes you think most chases are for stolen cars????

And who cares? Do you think having your kid run over is worth hooking a car thief. That's the rational gun huggers use to justify kids' death from firearms. Yeah, the kid is dead but I got my AK/yeah a kid is dead, my car is wrecked, but the culprit is dead, too! Win/win - right?

[MichMan]

22. The OP is about 4 teenagers fleeing police in a stolen car

What happens when pursuits are prohibited, and lawbreakers know all they have to do is flee at high speeds to avoid prosecution ?

[LiberalFighter]

2. Four less jerks

[Alliepoo]

3. ???

Are you referring to the 4 teenagers when you say 4 less jerks? Did you forget the snark/sarcasm symbol?

[Marcus IM]

5. DU is a BIG tent. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

6. No sarcasm intended. Their behavior are those of jerks

Endangering the lives of others. They also had ankle monitors.

[3Hotdogs]

8. --- and warrants for their arrests. Auto theft and speeding is not a capital offense. But I am confident these

individuals were not up for this year's community service awards.

[Marcus IM]

4. But the police recovered the vehicle, right?

It was a stolen SUV.
Priority one is to recover stolen property.

Oh ... Wait ...

[ms liberty]

9. Two were wearing ankle monitors and three had active warrants

4 kids, 14-16 years old, in a stolen vehicle. Kids that age don't realize their stupid decisions can be permanent.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. FAFO

[jimfields33]

15. True, true, and more true.

[Wonder Why]

19. Kids driving stolen cars never kill innocent people when not being pursued. Yeah! Sure!

[S. Love]

23. Young and unsupervised

Even though these young people were young we have to think about the parts that were said about 2 having ankle monitors and 3 having active warrants for their arrests. My question is where in the hell are the parents? There is no way my 14-16yr old is going to be doing anything to get in that much trouble under my watch and even if they did and were to wear ankle monitors there would be no room for them to gain a warrant for their arrest or leave the house at that. They literally are fending for themselves at that point. I understand kids can be bad but come on now. They've obviously been in Trouble more than once so be a damn parent and parent them kids. Keep their bad butts in the dang house. These kids obviously knew they were in Trouble from stealing the car while in Trouble in the first place thus the chase. I am curious if there was one kid out of those 4 that had no bad rap just wrong place wrong time. They never said all 4 were troublemakers with monitors and/or warrants. I believe one of them 14yr Olds was innocent. Either way now they race and had to see their demise coming the very quick moment they could see and then their lives were over. Just done.. no more kids. No graduations, no growing up and out of the crap they were involved in. These boys needed some serious help and the parents that didn't do that should be ashamed of themselves. I have given up my entire life as I knew it to be once I had children. Yes I work and yes I struggle to but no matter what I take care of my kids and their needs both physically and mentally. They have a whole life to live and we have lived ours the way we chose to its not their fault they were born it's ours and it's a responsibility not a hobby. Parents better wake the hell up!!! I'll be broke and homeless before I let my child detour from being a good human being and a productive human being as well. This is BS and never should have happened. Actions speak louder than words don't just tell them you love them show them or this will keep happening.