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Reckless South Florida driver said arrest was on her bucket list, deputy says

Associated Press

Janiya Shaimiracle Douglas, 19, was arrested Thursday morning for fleeing from a deputy, according to the Monroe Counnty Sheriff's Office. (WPLG)

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old South Florida woman who fled from law enforcement in the Florida Keys on Thursday told the deputy who caught up to her that getting arrested was on her “bucket list.”

She was charged with fleeing and eluding, Monroe County Sheriff's officials said.

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Deputy spotted the woman's vehicle driving recklessly just before 8 a.m. Thursday. He turned on his lights and siren but the car did not immediately stop.

Before she was taken to jail the woman said getting arrested had been on her bucket list since high school.

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