Suspect In U-Haul Van Doesn’t Know When To Give Up

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Some people just don’t know when to give up, or like the great Kenny Rogers said, “you gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” This suspect fleeing from Florida Highway Patrol on the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade should’ve folded and just pulled over. Instead, he racks up the damages and criminal charges while putting quite the show.

Angry Camaro owner tracks down his own car and gets it back without police.

We wouldn’t think a U-Haul van would be capable of so much destruction, but we also have always been scared to death of incurring fines and so have treated such rentals with extreme care. But this guy stole the van and seems to think if he keeps driving it like a maniac he’ll get away and face no consequences.

Instead, he picks up quite the tail of not only FHP but also deputies all trailing behind. The driver of our camera car is pretty annoyed he can’t get past them all to go PIT out the suspect, demonstrating some operational tension between the law enforcement agencies.

When he finally catches up with the van, another FHP unit is right behind the suspect. And we see the front driver’s side tire is blown out, either from hitting a curb or perhaps a successful spike strip deployment. But the absence of rubber doesn’t really seem to slow the van down much, the first big sign this suspect won’t give up easily.