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High Speed Chase Ends With Car Crash On Molino Road (With Gallery)
February 22, 2024
A high speed chase ended with a crash on Molino Road Wednesday afternoon.
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Florida Highway Patrol pursued a 2023 silver Audi S4 northbound on Highway 29 to Molino. The chase ended with a crash on Molino Road near Sunshine Hill Road about 2:45 p.m.
The incident began when an 18-year old from Wisconsin committed a hit and run crash on Highway 29 at Burgess Road, according to FHP Lt. Jason King, where trooper were invstigating a stolen car as a seperate incident. FHP sais troopers witnessed the crash.
As troopers attempted to catch up to the vehicle, a FHP aircraft followed it up Oleander Avenue to Palafaox to Highway 29. The vehicle traveled on and off I-10 twice to Nine Mile Road and Pinecone. During the pursuit, the Audi struck a vehicle on I-10, but there were no injuries.
The pursuit ended when troopers performed a PIT maneuver on Molino Road. King said the driver was taken into custody and was transported by Escambia County EMS to a local emergency room for evaluation.
A trooper reportedly crashed in the area of Sunshine Hill Road and Sunshine Hill Court during the pursuit but was not seriously injured.
Noel Almargo Petonquot, 18 of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated fleeing and eluding with injury or damage, multiple counts of hit and run, driving while suspended or revoked and reckless driving.
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FHP said charges are pending.
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29 Responses to “High Speed Chase Ends With Car Crash On Molino Road (With Gallery)”
Have never seen so many crybabies! Most of you complaining about the high speed chase are the same ones that complain about Law Enforcement not doing their jobs!!
Well, their job is to take Criminals off the streets. This thug had already committed a hit and run, in front of Law Enforcement and ran. There is no telling what else he might do. Personally, I’m glad they chased and caught him. If they just let them go, then the next guy will think they can just run as well.
THANK YOU FHP FOR DOING YOUR JOB!!! A job that none of these crybabies could do!!!
Great job LEO. Thug in jail. To all the snowflakes, Reward worth the risk.
Noel I hope you finally understand that your actions have CONSEQUENSES!
Beyond thankful they finally have your useless self in custody and nobody was killed in the process.
Thank you LEOS for doing your jobs!!!!!!
There were many positive reactions and lots of not so positive!!!!
Thank you all for the positive comments and smart readers!!!!
@W Ward,agree wholeheartedly!!!!!
NOEL YOU DESERVE EVERY BIT OF THIS
Way to go FHP.
If the car was being followed by aircraft why the “high speed” presuit ? I was driving south on 29 and all the state cops where causing quite a show going north AND very dangerous conditions on north bound 29 for the general public AND kids getting off school buses !!
And now we have to by a new cop car too. glad the officer is OK…
Bad guys have to know they will lose each and every day or we lose our freedoms.
That car came within inches of hitting my car going north on 95A in front of Highland church. He needs to be in jail for a long time. Someone could have been killed. Cops did the right thing.
Good job, LEOs! This person that has no respect for our laws, those around him, no respect for personal property, and no respect for himself needs to be taken off of the streets!
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For the love of God people, stop whining and complaining about the police and what they have to do to stop somebody who was involved in a hit and run and left the scene. Then the fool proceeded to run from the police. Good grief.
@dimitri – the key takeaway here is that if FHP gets behind you and lights you up, you stop. county may have different rules about who they can pursue, but FHP does not play. if you run from them, you will be going to the first ditch they can put you in.
FHP witnessed a hit and run, which is an automatic pursue.
if any damages result, they’re on the runner, not the cops. all the cop has to do is pass a verification of the dashcam video that he did everything he could to stop it peacefully. and with 6 cameras on every FHP car out there… well… good luck if you run.
and that ACAB / 1312 garbage is out. take it somewhere else.
Probably 1st offense and will probably walk.
They went by our house at a high rate of speed too. However, the person they were pursuing, had already been involved in a hit and run, and thought his car was able to outrun the FHP and ECSO cars, and radios. If the police were not able to pursue, then what would keep the rest of the population from breaking the law? I might agree with the posts about no high speed chases if the general population had respect for laws and their fellow man, but that ship sailed. If you do the crime, then the law is the only ones that are going to enforce it.
@SW you are spot on! If LEO’s had not pursued and the suspect hurt someone else it would be their fault as well.
Not bashing like to crunch numbers how many to catch one how much money was taxpayers out. There’s has to be a better way to catch criminals like this use your heads.
Great.Job LEOs it is time to take an aggressive stance against law breakers
Fleeing violent felon who poses an immediate threat to citizens? No. Cars can be replaced, but lives cannot. By the way, the stolen car was intentionally wrecked by FHP and will have to be replaced. This heavy handed pursuit with 10 plus patrol vehicles and an aircraft overhead was stupidity on steroids. Thankfully no innocent lives were lost over it. I would say good job to FHP, but the risks to others was too great for kudos.
Great job FHP. I’m glad you caught this guy. To Concerned: Criminals don’t remember what time schools get out or care about anyone else’s lives.
8 state police past me on 29 had to be going 90-100 mph. With technology and all the police why would they have high speed chase endangering everyone else. Glad they caught suspect. Learned years ago.when chase someone they run wise up back off and there no need for high speed chase.specialy when you have air support. Just putting thought out there. How many people could have been hurt . Wish for once they would just use there heads so everyone else is not endanger.
Way to go ! I love when crooks are caught no matter who they are.
We hear it all. What if the timing had been different? So Crazy! They went screaming by! Apparently they haven’t learned. My question is, what is law enforcement supposed to do? Surrender to the criminals? Ah, let’s go get coffee, they can have the car they stole. Everyone complains about crime but when these men & women do their job the first thing people do is complain. I have known many troopers & deputies, been present at way to many wrecks at all hours on the clock while 90% of the county was asleep. If you are not willing to put yourself in these peoples shoes that our tax dollars are paying for then stow it! Request a ride along, find out what it’s all about. The job is not for me & I know it. They are willing to risk their life for something you won’t do, wake up! I’m glad they are enforcing the law & I’m glad they go after the fools who break it. In pursuit of a stolen vehicle, thank God we don’t live some of the lawless cities in this nation. Thank God they are willing to do the job. I’ve never a cop ask someone to steal a vehicle so they could pursue it. This is a result of what we pay them to do. Welcome to reality.
Funny.
Everyone is upset at the police instead of the one who was violating laws.
All the violator had to do was stop; or, better yet, not break laws in the first place.
So crazy. I thought they weren’t supposed to pursue in high speed chases. I mean the kid just getting off the bus what if the timing had been just as they were getting off the bus. Not just the people in the chase are the ones in danger. Everyone in the path is in potential danger.
Luckily no one was killed. The cops apparently haven’t learned their lesson in regards to pursuit.
They went screaming past our house 95A north. There must have been 10 law enforcement cars.
They come down by my house around 235 on Muscogee and Pace parkway.
They went by my house on hwy 97 at about 2:30, just a minute or so after the school bus dropped my grandson off. The guys car, who was fleeing, appeared it had already been in a crash prior to the end of the chase.
Probably the wildest thing I’ve caught on security cameras.