UF DL Michai Boireau arrested on charges of fleeing deputies, causing injury

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Florida DL Michai Boireau arrested on charges of fleeing deputies, causing serious injury with vehicle

by: Nick Schultz
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Florida defensive lineman Michai Boireau was arrested over the weekend and spent two nights in jail, according to On3 and Gators Online's Zach Abolverdi. He is facing charges of fleeing deputies at 150 miles per hour and causing serious injury with a vehicle.

This story will be updated.

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A Florida Gator football player spent two nights in the Monroe County Jail after he was arrested for slamming into  another driver while fleeing Monroe County deputies at 150 mph with pot in his car on Saturday, May 18, according to a sheriff's report.

Here's what happened all acccording to the report: Michai Ishmael Boireau, 18, of Atlanta, was clocked by Cpl. Larry Sullivan doing 86 mph in his black 2018 BMW on I-75 just north of town around 10 p.m. As Sullivan pulled out to make a stop, Boireau turned off his lights and sped up to over 150 mph. Boireau is a 6-foot-5, 382-pound freshman defensive end at Florida who played at Creekside High.

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Florida defender arrested after fleeing police at over 150 mph, causing crash with injury
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Florida defensive lineman Michai Boireau recently spent multiple nights in jail after being arrested for fleeing police on a high-speed chase, causing a crash with an injury in the process.

Boireau's arrest was first reported by Steve Reece of the Monroe County Reporter in Georgia. Per Zach Abolverdi of On3, the Monroe County police report details that Boireau reached a speed of over 150 mph while fleeing police before causing an accident that injured the other driver:

"Michai Ishmael Boireau, 18, of Atlanta, was clocked by Cpl. Larry Sullivan doing 86 mph in his black 2018 BMW on I-75 just north of town around 10 p.m. As Sullivan pulled out to make a stop, Boireau turned off his lights and sped up to over 150 mph.

"Boireau drove recklessly, radically changing lanes and driving through traffic at speeds of more than 100 mph, passing vehicles on the shoulder. Boireau entered the rest area near mile marker 178, drove through the rest area, and nearly stopped at the exit before quickly accelerating and entering back onto the interstate.

"As Sullivan went around the curve at mile marker 176, he briefly lost sight of Boireau. When the corporal came out of the curve, he saw a wrecked Chevrolet Malibu in the median."

Malibu was reportedly damaged in the rear, with the 58-year-old driver being taken to the hospital for a possible head injury. Boireau was taken to Monroe County Jail, where he spent two nights before being released on $60,000 bond. He also admitted ownership of a bag of marijuana in his car.

Per reports, Boireau's charges include fleeing, serious injury by vehicle, DUI-drugs and possession of marijuana less than one ounce. He reportedly told police that he was driving back to UF and fled because his license is suspended.

Boireau is a true freshman who enrolled at Florida in January.