ISLAMORADA, FLA. (WSVN) - A 23-year-old Virginia man was arrested after a high-speed chase through the Upper Florida Keys ended with his SUV crashing into a trailered boat, authorities said.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the pursuit began around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, when deputies stopped a southbound Range Rover driven by Christopher Brinkley Smithers, of Great Falls, Virginia, for reckless driving near mile marker 102 in Key Largo.

Deputies said Smithers sped away from the traffic stop, prompting Florida Highway Patrol troopers to take over the chase along U.S. 1.

The pursuit stretched about 14 miles south before ending near Founders Park in Islamorada.

Witness video posted to social media showed the SUV barreling down the median of U.S. 1 as two FHP cruisers close

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