A Central Florida driver was arrested after fleeing at 113 mph during a traffic operation.
Deputies wrapped up a three-day traffic operation in and around the city of Deltona in Central Florida with a stop stick hit on a fleeing vehicle.
This BMW X3 was hitting speeds of 113 mph when it fled from a deputy on I-4. After a successful stop stick hit at Orange Camp Road, the BMW got back on I-4 with two flattened tires and didn’t make it very far.
The driver, who was found to be a convicted felon, threw a handgun into the woods, which was recovered later by a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. Deputies also recovered cocaine, oxycodone, MDMA, alprazolam, and marijuana from inside the rented vehicle, along with a total of 165 rounds of ammunition.
Kevin Olivo Rivera, of Kissimmee, was charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude, armed trafficking of the drugs mentioned above, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer without violence, tampering with evidence, driving with a suspended license (habitual), and numerous traffic citations.
The defendant, who is on Florida inmate release status for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon conviction in Orange County, was also charged with violation of probation in a prior case of fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement.
Over the course of the three-day Central Florida traffic operation, deputies made 619 traffic stops, issuing 562 citations and 33 criminal citations. They made 36 misdemeanor arrests, eight felony arrests, eight narcotics arrests and towed 10 vehicles.
