A highway patrol trooper arrested Fausto Lopez at gunpoint after he ignored many warnings to stop
After driving 120 mph, a Miami police officer was arrested on Florida's Turnpike while on his way to his second job a few weeks ago, The Miami Herald reports.
Fausto Lopez, 35, was arrested at gunpoint by a highway patrol trooper after he ignored multiple warnings to stop, according to the Herald.
Sgt. Mark Wysocky, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, identified Lopez as a Miami police officer, the Herald reports.
The incident, first reported by Univision 23, happened early on Oct. 11 when a trooper identified as D.J. Watts spotted a Miami patrol car switching lanes in a dangerous manner on the southbound turnpike at Commercial Boulevard, the Herald said, according to a report.
Lopez, who was driving over 120 mph, ignored repeated warnings from Watts to stop, even when she caught up to him and turned on her lights and siren, the Herald reports.
Lopez stopped his car near Hollywood seven minutes after the beginning of the chase, according to the Herald.
As Watts arrested Lopez, he told to her that he was driving fast because he was going to be late to his second job, an off-duty job, the Herald reports.
"She drew her gun for her own safety based on the actions of the driver," Wysocky said.
Lopez, who was criminally charged with reckless driving, was released, the Herald reports.
After driving 120 mph, a Miami police officer was arrested on Florida's Turnpike while on his way to his second job a few weeks ago, The Miami Herald reports.
Fausto Lopez, 35, was arrested at gunpoint by a highway patrol trooper after he ignored multiple warnings to stop, according to the Herald.
Sgt. Mark Wysocky, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, identified Lopez as a Miami police officer, the Herald reports.
The incident, first reported by Univision 23, happened early on Oct. 11 when a trooper identified as D.J. Watts spotted a Miami patrol car switching lanes in a dangerous manner on the southbound turnpike at Commercial Boulevard, the Herald said, according to a report.
Lopez, who was driving over 120 mph, ignored repeated warnings from Watts to stop, even when she caught up to him and turned on her lights and siren, the Herald reports.
Lopez stopped his car near Hollywood seven minutes after the beginning of the chase, according to the Herald.
As Watts arrested Lopez, he told to her that he was driving fast because he was going to be late to his second job, an off-duty job, the Herald reports.
"She drew her gun for her own safety based on the actions of the driver," Wysocky said.
Lopez, who was criminally charged with reckless driving, was released, the Herald reports.
