JDM-Spec MkIV Toyota Supra Wrecked After 100-MPH Chase Ends in PIT Maneuver, Police Say
A wild high-speed chase over the Gandy Bridge in Hillsborough County, Florida ended in flames early Sunday after a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle used a PIT maneuver to stop a fleeing Toyota Supra. But this wasn't just any run-of-the-mill Supra like you'd find in a Toyota showroom these days — it was apparently a Japanese domestic market fourth-generation version.
The May 4 incident began around 1:00 am, according to authorities, when a trooper clocked the black right-hand-drive MkIV Supra at 93 mph in a 55 mph zone. When said trooper attempted to pull over the sports car, the driver allegedly fled at more than 100 mph.
The chase came to a violent end at the east end of the bridge, when according to the Tampa office of the FHP's Instagram account, the trooper executed a PIT — a.k.a. Precision Immobilization Technique —maneuver, spinning the vehicle off the roadway. The Supra rotated onto the shoulder, struck a light pole, and erupted into flames, according to police; both occupants survived, but reportedly sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and were taken to nearby medical facilities for care.
The driver, identified by police as 31-year-old Brandon Ramnarine of Tampa, was transported to an area hospital and charged with fleeing and eluding at high speed. His passenger, a 32-year-old Tampa man, was also hospitalized. The rare Japanese-market Supra, however, suffered far more serious damage; as the images posted by the FHP reveal, it was left mangled and charred almost beyond recognition.
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