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Motor 1
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'Watched Too Much Fast & Furious:' MK4 Toyota Supra Evades Police on Highway. Then a Trooper Conducts 'Insane' PIT Maneuver
A Toyota Supra MK4 driver attempted to evade Florida police and ended up the subject of a trooper's PIT maneuver. But the internet is more concerned with the judgement of the driver, based on the specs of the vehicle. A Reddit user posted dashcam footage of the incident to the Supra subreddit on June 11. The video shows a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pursuing a black Supra MK4 at a presumably high rate of speed. The trooper catches up to the Supra and performs the PIT maneuver, which sends it spinning across the highway and into a utility pole. Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . A PIT maneuver , or precision immobilization technique, involves striking the rear end of a vehicle to cause it to spin out. Its use is controversial, as it often leads to wrecks like the one that ended with the MK4 Toyota Supra smashed up like an aluminum can. The Redditor who posted it wondered, 'What's the story behind this chase?' Another sarcastically replied, 'Idiot watched too much Fast and Furious .' Others pointed to another r/Supra thread discussing a screenshot of the FHP Tampa's Instagram post regarding the incident. The post includes three photos of the Supra, which was completely destroyed. The caption explains that a trooper attempted to stop the driver for going 93 mph in a 55 mph speed zone. A chase ensued, followed by a crash. Rather miraculously, the driver reportedly walked away from the crash with non-life-threatening injuries and went to a local hospital for treatment. Destroying A Rare Car Trending Now 'Make Sure Your See It:' Man Says His Boss Retaliated Against Him After Seeing His 'Nice Car' 'There Are Speeds?!:' Man Shows 'Life Hack' for Pumping Gas Without Foam. Then He Changes Settings One thing that pretty much everyone across platforms agrees on is that the driver (if what police say is true) made a poor decision with a precious vehicle. "I drive an NA Supra," wrote one Redditor. "There's a reason I don't do stupid things. Why destroy the illusion that all Supras make 1000 horsepower by putting the foot down and showing you only have 150 horsepower? Now everyone will know just how slow my car is. Jerk." The Supra MK4, which Toyota released from 1993-2002, was one of the definitive sports cars of that decade. The fourth generation of the model is known for its power and appearance in the Fast and Furious film series. An Instagram user blamed the police. "You totaled a special car and caught a guy speeding. Almost killed the driver and passenger with the maneuver,' they wrote. 'Good job." 'The junkyard's gonna love this one,' another user joked. This is a rare model of Supra. A person on an MK4 forum claims that there were only about 47,000 ver produced. So it's understandable that some corners of the internet are upset that this one was destroyed in an arguably avoidable crash. Motor1 reached out to Toyota via email for comment. More From Motor1 The Toyota Supra Won't Stay Dead For Long Woman Doesn't Want to Get Taken Advantage of at the Mechanic. So She Puts on a Disguise Somebody Paid Way Too Much For This Final Edition Supra 'Why I Hate New Cars': Man Tries to Replace a Headlight Bulb on His 2022 Toyota Corolla. Then He Learns Something Unexpected Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
The Drive
07-05-2025
- The Drive
JDM Toyota Supra Obliterated by Questionable 100-MPH PIT Maneuver
It's been a tough few days for sweet cars. A speeding driver who attempted to flee from a traffic stop on the Gandy Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, was rewarded with a love tap from the Florida Highway Patrol. The questionable high-speed move sent the JDM MKIV Toyota Supra careening into a tree, destroying it instantly. The driver was allegedly going more than 100 MPH when the police chose to end their (brief) pursuit with a PIT maneuver that ultimately sent both occupants of the right-hand-drive sports coupe to the hospital. FHP's Tampa Bay office shared a synopsis of the incident on Instagram. It's a wall of text, so we'll break it down for you: An FHP Trooper on routine patrol along the Gandy Bridge overnight observed a Toyota Supra traveling at 93 MPH in a posted 55 MPH speed zone. The Trooper attempted a traffic stop and the driver fled eastbound on the bridge at speeds exceeding 100 MPH. 93 in a 55? Yep, that's pursuit-worthy. We're with you so far. The Trooper conducted a successful PIT maneuver at the east end of the bridge, at which point the vehicle rotated onto the shoulder, collided with a light pole, and caught fire. Nope, we didn't skip any steps. This whole thing escalated really quickly. In the Highway Patrol's defense, Gandy Bridge isn't just some two-lane arch over a small creek; it's the southernmost bridge over Old Tampa Bay. It's 3.2 miles from the expressway crossovers linking the east- and west-bound lanes at either end of its span, and that's a decent amount of ground to cover. Still, at speeds approaching (and later exceeding) 100 miles per hour, three miles of highway go by real quick. At a steady century, you'd clear the bridge in a minute and 55 seconds. That means this pursuit was less than two minutes old before the Highway Patrol chose to end it with a risky maneuver. The driver, 31-year-old Brandon Ramnarine of Tampa, charged with fleeing and eluding at high speed, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for medical care. A passenger traveling in the vehicle, a 32-year-old Tampa man, also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and likewise was transported to an area hospital. Look, we get it: Play stupid games; win stupid prizes. And to play devil's advocate once again, if the driver had fled into the residential neighborhoods on the eastern side of the bridge, that certainly could have posed a danger to locals, though we doubt pedestrian traffic was pouring out of the local Publix or Walmart Supercenter at 1:00 a.m. on a Sunday. The world is down one vintage JDM Supra, and that's worth pouring one out. Be smart out there, folks. Got a tip? Email us at tips@ Byron is one of those weird car people who has never owned an automatic transmission. Born in the DMV but Midwestern at heart, he lives outside of Detroit with his wife, two cats, a Miata, a Wrangler, and a Blackwing.
