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Judge Sets $286,000 Bond for Teen Driver in 140 MPH I-95 Chase That Injured FHP Trooper

The pursuit ended near Titusville during a PIT maneuver that sent both vehicles into a guardrail.

Overview

  • The Florida Highway Patrol says the trooper is hospitalized but awake and talking.
  • Investigators say the chase began in Volusia County after a vehicle was seen speeding and swerving on southbound I-95.
  • Court records list eight charges for 19-year-old Sundara Garza, including two counts of fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury.
  • Passenger Yazmin Barber is in custody on a Broward County warrant and is due back in court on Monday.
  • FHP continues to investigate the crash, and southbound lanes that were closed earlier have reopened.