{"id":1326,"date":"2026-05-10T13:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2026-05-10T13:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:06:43","slug":"multi-county-high-speed-chase-ends-with-fatal-crash-south-of-chiefland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"Multi-county, high-speed chase ends with fatal crash south of Chiefland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-masthead \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"main-content col-lg-8 col-md-7 has-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"main-content-wrap\">\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-photo card\">\n<figure class=\"photo layout-horizontal hover-expand letterbox-style-blur\">\n<div class=\"image\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".modal-4bc7103e-627f-5566-8f2a-dd9440ca62ae\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive full 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class=\"credit\"><span class=\"tnt-byline\">Courtesy of: LCSO<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trinityAudioPlaceholder tnt-text-to-speach subscriber-hide hidden-print\">\n<div class=\"trinity-player-iframe-wrapper\" data-player-id=\"article-body-05d2ec85-b67d-502f-a26f-760e75a19671\" data-state=\"not_initialized\" data-player-type=\"\"><iframe class=\"trinity-iframe trinity-player loaded\" title=\"Trinity Audio Player\" 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officers tried to stop the suspect &#8211; a 39-year-old Hispanic male &#8211; as he was driving through Crystal River, the release said. However, he fled north on U.S. Highway 19 into Levy County. That is when LCSO joined the chase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>LCSO deputies deployed stop sticks in Lebanon Station and again in Otter Creek, the release said. However, the suspect managed to avoid the attempts to flatten his tires both times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The release states the man shot at officers several times during the pursuit, which reached speeds of 120 mph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The chase came to end close to County Road 347 on U.S. Highway 19 after the suspect crashed roughly five miles south of Chiefland. According to the release, the man died in the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The FHP and LCSO requested the Florida Department of Law Enforcement&#8217;s help in the investigation due to the exchange of gunfire between law enforcement and the suspect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely thankful that this violent criminal was stopped and there were no injuries to any of the troopers, our LCSO deputies or members of our public,&#8221; Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum said in the release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multi-county, high-speed chase ended with a fatal crash south of Chiefland Monday night. 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