Deputy Michael Claudy was parked in Layton at 3:30 a.m. when driver Nicholas Burttram drove by him ina white pickup truck with “Pepsi” on the side in excess of 100 miles per hour,southbound. When Deputy Claudy pulled behind the truck and turned on his lightsand siren, Burttram refused to stop.
Deputies at two locations in Marathon attempted to use tirespikes to stop the truck; Burttram used evasive maneuvers to drive around thespikes on both occasions, continuing at a high rate of speed. Deputies finallyturned off lights and sirens on the Seven Mile Bridge in the hopes Burttramwould slow down.
They followed Burttram at a distance to Sands Road on BigPine Key, where he turned off the highway. He finally came to a stop at a residenceon Avenue C on Big Pine Key. He was taken into custody at that location withoutincident. In the car, deputies found a bottle of Vodka that was almost empty.Burttram said he refused to stop for deputies because he was angry.
The truck he was driving turned out to have been stolen froma residence on Cudjoe Key.
Burttram was charged with fleeing police, reckless driving,burglary and theft of an automobile, possession of alcohol by a minor and resistingarrest. He was booked at the Marathon jail and turned over to the Department ofJuvenile Justice.
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