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Police search for suspect at large on Jupiter Island

Posted at 3:32 PM, Sep 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-15 19:04:00-04

JUPITER, Fla. -- Jupiter Island Police are searching for a suspect who fled a traffic stop Sunday morning.

At around 9:45 a.m. a suspect was stopped for reckless driving. Police believe the driver was possibly intoxicated.

The suspect refused to give any information and sped away.

The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Ivann Powell.

At one point, police say he let a female passenger out of the car.

Police chased him and he attempted to hit a police cruiser.

He crashed his vehicle and Powell fled on foot.

Officers are searching for him in the vicinity of the 100 block of N. Beach Road.