Motorcyclist with lengthy citation history arrested Friday night for fleeing

A 29-year-old Miami-Dade County man who fled from a deputy after passing illegally on U.S. 1 and then tailgating a U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested Friday night.

Oscar Adrian Diaz-Villa was charged with fleeing and eluding, operating a motorcycle with no license, driving on a suspended or revoked license, providing false information to a law enforcement officer, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Upper Keys Deputy Joel Rios was northbound at 8 p.m. on U.S. 1 when he saw a southbound motorcycle near Mile Marker 81 passing in the no-passing zone and illegally passing in the center turn lane. The driver of the motorcycle, later identified as Diaz-Villa, had a female passenger behind him on the motorcycle. Deputy Rios turned around and attempted to perform a traffic stop. Deputy Rios turned on his lights and siren. The motorcycle rapidly accelerated. Deputy Rios terminated the pursuit when his patrol car reached 80 mph for safety reasons as he was unable to close the distance between himself and the motorcycle. Deputy Rios issued a be-on-the-lookout for the motorcycle over the radio.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent contacted 9/11 Communications Specialists shortly thereafter. The Border Patrol agent stated he was southbound on U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 74 with a motorcycle matching the description given by Deputy Rios tailgating him. The Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop when the motorcycle passed him near Anne’s Beach at Mile Marker 73. Deputy Rios arrived and confirmed it was the same motorcycle.

Diaz-Villa told Deputy Rios he does not have a driver’s license and that he never had one. Deputy Rios soon learned that Diaz-Villa did have a Florida Driver’s License, however it has been suspended or revoked since 2013 for a litany of traffic citations and registration violations.

Deputy Rios found a small amount of marijuana and a pipe in Diaz-Villa’s possession.

Diaz-Villa was taken to jail.

The female passenger was not charged.

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