An illegal alien was arrested for misdemeanor hit and run and felony grand theft auto in Collier County, Florida after receiving notification that a Lee County (Florida) Sheriff Deputy was following a suspect that had reportedly stolen a boat in adjacent Lee County.
Breitel Bejerano Perez, 34, crossed from Lee County into nearby Collier County along State Road 82 at approximately 10:18 a.m. on September 10. According to law enforcement records, the Lee County deputy activated his patrol car emergency lights as if to conduct a traffic stop. The suspect appeared to comply by pulling his vehicle over to the side of the road. However, in an effort to escape the suspect accelerated quickly and with boat in tow, spun out and into the grassy shoulder.
The suspect jumped out of the vehicle and unsuccessfully attempted to disengage the trailer and boat from the 2005 GMC Yukon he was driving. After climbing back into the Yukon, he pulled onto State Road 82 and later crashed into the Lee County Sheriff Office vehicle near State Road 29. Law enforcement records further note the impact of the crash resulted in the boat/ trailer becoming unhitched from the vehicle.
With the suspect still behind the wheel and upon accelerating to speeds in excess of 90 MPH, both LCSO and CCSO deputies pursued the vehicle. A subsequent tire blow out caused the Yukon to slow, eventually crashing a second time into a civilian vehicle. In an attempt to evade arrest the suspect jumped out of the Yukon and fled on foot into a nearby Wendy's restaurant, where he was eventually captured.
Deputies discovered the suspect was a convicted felon and had a suspended driver license with a habitual traffic offender status. Bejerano-Perez will be arraigned on October 7.
Law enforcement records reveal there is an ICE detainer on Bejerano-Perez.
