A Lakeland man took ecstasy and pain pills before leading a Florida Highway Patrol trooper on a high-speed chase through Pasco County on Monday morning, according to FHP.
At about 9:25 a.m., 35-year-old Larry Marcus, of Lakeland, was going 85 mph on northbound Interstate 75, swerving in and out of traffic recklessly, without a turn signal, and smoke coming out from the bottom of the car.
A trooper began following Marcus, who almost crashed into a red SUV. As the chase continued, Marcus got off an exit ramp, traveled on overpass roads, and got back on the interstate heading southbound.
At one point, he struck the side of a blue Honda Pilot. After several more improper U-turns, ramp exits, and crossing grassy medians, Marcus eventually came to a stop on the right northbound sidewalk of County Road 577.