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Omaha Steve

(107,828 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:55 AM Nov 9

A car fleeing police slams into a bar in Florida, killing 4 and injuring 11

Source: AP

By KATE PAYNE
Updated 9:29 PM CST, November 8, 2025
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A speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar early Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, that is known for its nightlife and tourists.

An air patrol unit spotted the silver sedan driving recklessly on a freeway at about 12:40 a.m. after it was seen street racing in another neighborhood, the Tampa Police Department said in a statement.

The Florida Highway Patrol caught up with the vehicle and tried to perform a PIT maneuver, which involves bumping the rear fender to cause a spinout, but it was unsuccessful.

Highway patrol officers “disengaged” as the vehicle sped toward historic Ybor City near downtown, police said, and ultimately the driver lost control and hit more than a dozen people outside the bar, Bradley’s on 7th.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/florida-tampa-police-chase-deadly-crash-cb88187b5d8ae830fbefef0456c6bf82

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A car fleeing police slams into a bar in Florida, killing 4 and injuring 11 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 9 OP

We just watched the John Oliver episode about police chases last night AZJonnie Nov 9 #1

That's how my mother died. Not a police chase, but by a semi changing lanes SharonAnn Nov 9 #3

If only Florida had followed suit. But no one knows better than Florida. Fla Dem Nov 9 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonAnn Nov 9 #4

A gay bar too IbogaProject Nov 9 #5

AZJonnie

(2,310 posts)

1. We just watched the John Oliver episode about police chases last night

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:19 AM

Nov 9

Talked all about the Pit maneuver in the episode. Trippy. And maddening

SharonAnn

(14,125 posts)

3. That's how my mother died. Not a police chase, but by a semi changing lanes

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:42 AM

Nov 9

That's how my mother died.
A semi changed lanes, hit her car in the rear quarter panel, her car spun out, flipped over and killed her when the car landed upside down.
At Interstate speeds of 70 miles an hour, it was an incredibly violent crash.

I still have trouble thinking about it.

Fla Dem

(27,311 posts)

2. If only Florida had followed suit. But no one knows better than Florida.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:37 AM

Nov 9

In recent years some states and local agencies have pushed to restrict high-speed car chases to protect both civilians and officers. Following a rise in fatalities, a 2023 study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice called for chases to be rare, saying the dangers often outweigh the immediate need to take someone into custody.

Nevertheless, Florida’s highway patrol has loosened limits on car chases and PIT maneuvers, tactics that the Justice Department-backed report characterized as “high-risk” and “controversial.”

https://apnews.com/article/florida-tampa-police-chase-deadly-crash-cb88187b5d8ae830fbefef0456c6bf82

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IbogaProject

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5. A gay bar too

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:15 PM

Nov 9

Reckless police caused this.

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