Interstate Pursuit of Israel Miranda-Zapata | 131 MPH | 13 Miles

On January 10, 2020, at approximately 10:05 AM, Arkansas State Police Trooper First Class Joshua Porter observed a Nissan Altima traveling on Old Highway 271. The tags on the vehicle read 868YTM... which came back to a Chevy Impala. Trooper Porter initiated a traffic stop, and the vehicle pulled over on the shoulder of State Highway 253. The following is from the report of Trooper Porter, lightly edited for clarity and brevity: I told the driver, Israel Miranda-Zapata, and the passenger, Randy Turpen, who I was and why I pulled them over. Israel stated it was his vehicle and he must have put the wrong license plate on the vehicle. Israel gave me the fake name of Israel Del Rio with a date of birth of 1/13/1990. I told Israel that I was going to write down the VIN since he didn’t have any paperwork on the vehicle. I copied the VIN down and started to return to my car. At this time the vehicle began to flee. I told Troop H dispatch that I was in pursuit of the vehicle and we were southbound on