Woman arrested after car chase ends in river
A police chase that began at a city police station Monday morning ended when the suspect’s car struck a palm tree, went airborne and landed in the Halifax River.
According to New Journal Online, Bernette Powell, 27, Daytona Beach, was taken to Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial, where she was treated and released, said Sgt. Kenny Hayes of the Ormond Beach Police Department.
Powell was in the parking lot at the Ormond Beach Police Department arguing with a former boyfriend, who told investigators he had driven there to get away from her. He said Powell had been “tailgating” and “honking” at him and his new wife from the intersection of Clyde Morris and Granada boulevards, Hayes said.
When officers responded to the commotion, Powell “fled the parking lot in a high rate of speed” in a sedan, Hayes said. She scraped past a patrol car driven by Officer Vince Champion, who attempted to follow her but lost sight of the car as she headed south.
Minutes later, a motorcycle officer spotted Powell on Beach Street. She lost control of her car on a curve near the intersection of Arbor Drive and ended up in the river. She then fled from her car, but was caught by police officers after a short run.
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