SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man and woman were arrested after a license plate reader alerted deputies to a stolen U-Haul van at a Wawa in Sarasota, leading to a full-on pursuit.

According to the Sarasota Police Department, shortly after the reader alerted them to the stolen van, deputies attempted to box in the U-Haul when the driver, identified as Travis Silva, rammed into their vehicles and took off.

Surveillance video shows the van speeding off, slamming the cruiser into a post and a trash can in the process.

From above, SPD’s aviation team followed the pursuit as it moved north on I-75, reaching speeds of 90 mph.

The pursuit soon crossed over county lines, where Manatee deputies were waiting to deploy stop sticks on I-275.

The stop sticks disabled the front tires, but Silva persiste

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