Authorities arrested a motorist speeding on U.S. 1 Wednesday night after he fled from Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies and crashed into a hotel pool area in Key West.
Driver in police pursuit crashes into Key West hotel pool area, according to sheriff’s office
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A man in Key West smashed into a hotel pool area after being on the run from police. (Monroe County (Fla.) Sheriff s Office)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A driver, speeding south on U.S. 1, led Monroe County deputies on an on-again-off-again pursuit that spanned 29 miles from Big Pine Key to the entrance of Key West.
The chase ended when the driver, identified as Asiel Diaz Valladares, 31, crashed into a hotel pool area in Key West.
The incident began at 11:23 p.m. Wednesday when a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy spotted a vehicle driving 86 mph in a 35 mph Key Deer Zone near Mile Marker 30.