A Plant City, Florida man was arrested Sunday morning after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase overnight, riding a motorcycle with a fake license plate that read, “MCLOVIN.”
FOX 13 in Tampa reports that according to troopers, 30-year-old Jesse Rivera was seen weaving in and out of cars on his motorcycle at speeds of about 110 mph in a 45 mph zone, about 12:15 a.m. Sunday. .
The motorcycle, authorities said, had a fake Hawaiian “MCLOVIN” tag, a reference to the movie, “Superbad.”
In the movie, one character has a fake ID from Hawaii with the name, “McLovin.”
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled up behind Rivera and turned on the patrol car’s lights and siren, but when Rivera turned around and saw a trooper behind him, he allegedly began speeding away.
The trooper reportedly turned off his lights and sirens and watched the motorcyclist from a distance, the station reported.
While watching from a distance, a police officer from the St. Petersburg and a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop, although Rivera never stopped for either.
Still watching from a distance, the trooper reportedly said Rivera crossed the Gandy bridge at about 15 mph over the speed limit before exiting the bridge and making a series of turns until he stopped at the intersection of SR-60 and 50th Street.
Florida man Jesse Rivera was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Rivera then reportedly turned around and saw the trooper and then tried to kick his bike into gear, but he slipped into gear instead, police said, and shut off the engine.
He then tried to reassemble the motorcycle, reverse the bike and go around the patrol vehicle that stopped him. Instead, the trooper got out of his vehicle, grabbed Rivera and pulled him off the bike.
In the process of pulling Rivera off his bike, the motorcycle fell on top of both the trooper and the suspect.
Rivera’s motorcycle had a fake “MCLOVIN” license plate. Florida Highway Patrol Rivera’s license plate is an obvious reference to the movie “Superbad.” ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
FOX 13 reports that officers claim Rivera was ordered not to pull over as the trooper placed him in handcuffs.
At one point, Rivera told troopers that the bike was at his feet, and he was injured.
The trooper pulled the motorcycle from Rivera’s feet, then called EMS.
Emergency personnel took Rivera to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for a broken leg.
After being treated, he was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail on one count of fleeing to elude law enforcement officers at a high rate of speed.
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