Florida 19-Year-Old Pitted After 130 MPH Corvette Chase Caused $140K in Damage in Earlier Crash, Police Say

Photo Highway Patrol, Troop C (pursuit screenshot); Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (booking photo). A 19-year-old Florida man led state troopers on a 130 mph chase in a C6 Chevrolet Corvette, weaving through interstate traffic and striking two vehicles before a trooper stopped him with a PIT maneuver, according to the arrest affidavit.

Yaseen Algmaiee, of Zephyrhills, was arrested shortly after midnight on October 11, 2026, following the pursuit along Interstate 275 and State Road 56 in the Tampa Bay area.

Florida Highway Patrol released video of the pursuit, showing the Corvette speeding through traffic before a trooper brought the chase to an end. The driver was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage.

The arrest came after a series of earlier encounters with traffic enforcement, including a criminal reckless-driving case involving another high-performance car. The circumstances of that case, and how recently it had been resolved, make the latest pursuit particularly notable.

Embedded media follows; please allow a moment for it to load.

Trooper D. Jacobs was assisting at an unrelated crash when another trooper reported a Corvette speeding northbound on I-275. Jacobs later spotted the car weaving through traffic with its taillights off and flashing its headlights at motorists ahead.

When Jacobs activated his emergency lights and siren near mile marker 47, the driver accelerated. The Corvette continued northbound, using both shoulders to pass traffic before exiting near mile marker 59 at approximately 130 mph.

On State Road 56, Algmaiee attempted to squeeze between two vehicles, striking both before continuing westbound, according to the affidavit. Jacobs performed a PIT maneuver to stop the Corvette.

Algmaiee was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on charges of aggravated fleeing to elude, a second-degree felony, and leaving the scene of a property-damage crash, a second-degree misdemeanor.

On October 7, 2025, Algmaiee was driving a white 2015 BMW southbound on I-75 near mile marker 269 when he lost control and crashed beneath an Amazon tractor-trailer.

Two other 18-year-old men were riding in the BMW. Witnesses told FHP that Algmaiee had been speeding and weaving through traffic. According to the subsequent criminal affidavit, dashcam footage corroborated those accounts and showed the BMW making an abrupt lane change before striking the truck.

The impact sent both vehicles into the median guardrail, where the tractor-trailer jackknifed and came to rest facing the opposite direction, with the BMW trapped underneath. FHP estimated $140,000 in combined damage to the BMW, truck, and highway guardrail.

The crash report identifies the BMW’s registered owner as Haytham Kh Abrahem Algmaiee, who shares the driver’s surname. The report also records wet pavement at the time of the collision.

Initial news reports described no injuries, although the later FHP criminal affidavit documented a laceration to the back of the front passenger’s head.

Algmaiee pleaded no contest to reckless driving involving property damage or personal injury on August 5, 2026. A Hillsborough County judge withheld adjudication and imposed 12 months of probation, including community service, a four-hour defensive-driving course, and court costs.

The plea agreement permitted early termination upon completion of the requirements. On August 27, the court ended his supervision after finding he had complied with its conditions, just 45 days before the Corvette arrest.

The BMW crash was not Algmaiee’s first traffic case. On November 5, 2024, Tampa police cited him for driving a gray 2018 Audi at 72 mph in a 45 mph zone on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. He was 17.

Algmaiee pleaded no contest, received a withheld adjudication, and was ordered to complete a four-hour defensive-driving course. Court records confirm he finished the course in April 2025, less than six months before the BMW collision.

The latest charges remain pending in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. The aggravated fleeing charge is a second-degree felony, carrying substantially greater potential penalties than the misdemeanor resolved in August.

All parties are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.