PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – An arrest report details new information about a Broward County man who was arrested last week following a chase that left a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and a truck driver dead.
According to the report, Michael Anthony Addison, 30, of Lauderdale Lakes, topped speeds of 140 mph during the Friday morning chase in Port St. Lucie.
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St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputies said Addison was initially clocked driving 60 mph in a 30 mph zone, at which time a traffic stop was initiated.
But authorities said Addison fled from deputies, leading to a chase.
Deputies said they called off the chase after Addison sped up to 90 mph before hopping onto the southbound lanes of Interstate 95.
According to the report, dispatch later notified deputies that FHP troopers had spotted the same white Kia traveling 140 mph on Commerce Center Drive.
Authorities said Trooper Zachary Fink, 26, pursued Addison after he hopped back onto I-95.
According to authorities, Addison made an illegal U-turn, driving against traffic on the highway.
Authorities said Fink followed after the suspect, driving into the immediate path of a semi-truck as he made the U-turn.
The truck driver, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Fink was initially taken to a hospital in critical condition, but he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
According to the arrest report, Addison crashed the Kia into a tree before taking off on foot.
He was detained later in the morning after a manhunt.
Jail records show Addison, a convicted felon, faces multiple charges, including two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of felony homicide, driving without a license causing death or serious injury and aggravated fleeing to elude with serious injury or death.
According to the report, Addison admitted to initially fleeing the traffic stop with the “female officer” because he believed he was wanted for an earlier incident that occurred in Broward County.
Deputies confirmed that he had an active warrant from the Broward Sheriff’s Office for an aggravated battery case.
A judge on Saturday ordered him to be held without bond.