Hallendale man charged with fleeing on motorcycle

A Hallendale man who fled on his motorcycle at high speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, was finally apprehended Friday afternoon and booked into jail.

Deputy Nelson Sanchez was northbound at the 88.3 mile marker in heavy traffic at 2:45 p.m. He looked in his rearview mirror and saw a motorcyclist also northbound, passing cars on the shoulder of the road. He turned on his lights and siren to stop the motorcycle. The driver passed the patrol car, stopped momentarily, shrugged his shoulders, then took off at a high rate of speed, weaving through cars.

Deputy Sanchez attempted to follow, keeping an eye on the motorcycle and calling to deputies north of his location to be on the lookout for the vehicle. He also warned deputies at the school zone just ahead to keep kids from crossing due to the dangerous driving of the motorcyclist.

The motorcycle sped through the school zone at Coral Shores High School at a high rate of speed; he continued north as several deputies tried to stop him. He continued refusing to stop and Sgt. Tom Kiffney, who was monitoring the pursuit, finally called it off due to the dangerous speeds and heavy traffic.

Deputies who were parked at the 99 mile marker reported the motorcycle never passed their location, so Deputy Matt Koval began driving through neighborhoods south of the 99 mile marker in an attempt to locate the motorcyclist. He found the man who had been driving the motorcycle standing in the yard at 21 Drury Drive in Key Largo. He had changed his clothes in an attempt to disguise himself.

The man – identified as 35 year old John Vega – said “I’m the guy, you got me.” He told Deputy Koval he fled because his driver’s license was suspended. Vega was arrested. He was charged with reckless driving, fleeing and eluding police, driving with his license suspended and resisting arrest. He was booked into jail.

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