Newly released Florida Highway Patrol dashcam video captured a state trooper racing toward a street takeover that had shut down Interstate 75 before weaving through hundreds of stopped vehicles and launching a high-speed pursuit that authorities said reached 140 mph.The footage began with the trooper racing down the interstate with emergency lights flashing and sirens blaring before encountering a sea of stopped vehicles blocking all northbound lanes near mile marker 266 in Thonotosassa around 1:30 a.m.Saturday.As the patrol vehicle reached the scene, people could be seen running between vehicles while others scrambled back behind the wheel.VIDEO SHOWS BRIDGE TURN INTO BURNOUT BONANZA IN STUNT-HAPPY TAKEOVER – POLICE SWOOP IN TO CUFF ROAD REBELSMotorists slowly moved aside as the trooper worked through hundreds of stopped vehicles before accelerating after a fleeing green BMW driven by 25-year-old Yulian Lugo.Dashcam footage showed hundreds of vehicles stopped on Interstate 75 during a street takeover before a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pursued a fleeing BMW.
(Florida Highway Patrol)Authorities said Lugo accelerated to approximately 140 mph – about twice the posted speed limit – before exiting the interstate.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XThe dashcam then showed the trooper following him into what appeared to be a residential neighborhood, where Lugo eventually pulled over without further incident.FLORIDA MAN IN BUNNY HELMET ALLEGEDLY LED POLICE ON 120 MPH CHASE BEFORE SURRENDERING TO TROOPERSThe trooper ordered Lugo out of the BMW before placing him in handcuffs.A person ran between vehicles as a Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrived at a street takeover that blocked all northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County.(Florida Highway Patrol)SEND US A TIPMoments later, two passengers stepped out before sitting on the hood of the patrol vehicle as the trooper secured the scene.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSLugo was arrested and c...