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Florida Man Says He Tried to 'Show Off' on First Date With High-Speed Police Chase
Florida man arrested for leading police on a high-speed chase has explained the chase as an attempt to impress his passenger during a first date.
Clearwater Police Department officers arrested 22-year-old motorcyclist Taylor William Beverly on Saturday night after he ran a red light and sped away as police tried to pull him over. Beverly, riding a white motorcycle, allegedly made eye contact with police before beginning the chase. Following his arrest, Beverly told officers that he had been trying to "show off" during a first date with the woman who was riding as a passenger on the back of his motorcycle.
Police temporarily broke off the chase while Beverly darted through traffic, running multiple additional red lights and traveling "at well over 100 [miles per hour]." They were able to apprehend him at an intersection minutes later. Court records indicate that Beverly also refused to slow down as his date was "screaming at him to stop." ........(more)
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-says-he-tried-show-off-first-date-high-speed-police-chase-1624785
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Christian Mingle
I'm not sure I would have got on the bike with someone I didn't know very well in the first place.
After the wild ride was over, I'd have my turn at endangering his life just to make sure all's equal and everything.
Maybe I should have bought a motorcycle. 
If he got laid that night it was in his jail bunk...
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