ORLANDO, Fla. – A man who attempted to flee and elude Orlando officers in a suspect vehicle from a homicide investigation was sentenced to three years in prison, court documents show.
Elijah Wilson, who led police in a 90 mph pursuit in March 2021, was also charged with driving with a revoked license and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, according to Orange County Clerk of Courts.
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The police pursuit started at Cottage Hill Road, where Wilson smashed into and went through multiple fences on March 11 around 10:30 a.m., police said.
According to reports, the chase, which lasted about 20 minutes, spanned from Interstate 4 —near the entrance of Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort — and onto US-192 to the intersection of West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway and North Poinciana Boulevard.
During the pursuit, the vehicle, a Ford that officers considered to be at the center of a previous homicide investigation, was smoking, spraying radiator fluid and had a tire that appeared to be bouncing, the reports continue.