Man accused of hitting 4 cars in wild 100-mph chase through Golden Gate, injuring pregnant woman
By James Curtis
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GOLDEN GATE, Fla. (WBBH) — A Golden Gate man was arrested Wednesday night after he was accused of driving more than 100 mph, fleeing from authorities and crashing into four vehicles as a pregnant woman was sent to the hospital.
According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Raul Medina, 20, was arrested five months after an arrest in connection to street racing.
Medina was accused of driving more than 100 mph east on Immokalee Road near Wilson Boulevard around 8 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said they tried to follow, but Medina is accused of turning off his vehicle’s lights and fleeing, so deputies did not follow him.
CCSO said they then saw Medina a few minutes later near Collier Boulevard and Golden Gate Boulevard, and he was accused of driving at dangerous speeds. Deputies said they went to issue a traffic stop, but they accuse Medina of trying to leave again. However, he lost control and is accused of crashing into another vehicle before coming to a stop near Golden Gate Parkway and Tropicana Boulevard.
The victim in the crash suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies told a Gulf Coast News crew at the scene that a pregnant woman was injured in the crash.
Medina was accused of hitting three other vehicles during the chase, CCSO said. Medina was arrested in May for street racing, and he has received eight traffic citations since 2022, according to deputies.
The sheriff’s office said Medina is facing charges of fleeing law enforcement while causing injury, reckless driving causing damage, operating a vehicle over 100 mph and three counts of leaving the scene of a crash.
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