Deputies: Cross county chase ends in crash which lead to street flooding in Belle Isle

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Utilities Commission was out Wednesday afternoon, still cleaning the mess from this morning’s accident.

OUC told Channel 9 the road is close to being back open and will be finished and ready to go tomorrow.

42-year-old Thomas Rinaldi remains in custody and has a potential DUI charge.

Rinaldi was bit by a deputy’s K-9 when he continued to refuse the commands of the deputies, so his blood work was sent to a lag for testing.

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A neighborhood in the Belle Isle area suffered from street flooding after a chase that started in Polk County ended in a crash that struck a fire hydrant Wednesday morning.

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A sheriff from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office noticed the driver of a Gray Jeep Wrangler driving recklessly.

The sheriff attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped across Interstate 4 Eastbound into Osceola County and then to Orange County.

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The deputies used a pit maneuver when the Jeep made its way to Colleen Dr in Orlando, causing the vehicle to crash into the fence of a resident and a fire hydrant, flooding the streets of Colleen Dr.

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Cross county chase ends in crash which lead to street flooding in Belle Isle (WFTV)

42-year-old Thomas Rinaldi of Huntington Beach, California apprehended and charged with reckless disregard for public safety and reckless driving with property damage.

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Orlando Utilities Commission said no one in the neighborhood lost water pressure as crews went to fix the hydrant.

Rinaldi was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment before being booked in the Orange County Booking Facility.

This is a developing story; stay with Channel 9 for the latest details.

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