A Cape Coral man was arrested after deputies say he refused to pull over during a traffic stop late Monday night, leading deputies on a pursuit.Deputies were patrolling Airport-Pulling and Pine Ridge roads at 11:19 p.m. when they spotted a driver speeding in a white Nissan 350Z eastbound on Pine Ridge Road. Eric Joseph Rodgers, 21, was clocked at 102 mph and was also seen weaving around traffic, sheriff's reports said.
Deputies attempted to pull Rodgers over at Pine Ridge and Kraft roads, but he refused to stop. Reports say he attempted to enter northbound traffic of Interstate 75 at Pine Ridge Road, but quickly veered right and continued traveling eastbound in the westbound lane.
Rodgers tried to lose the deputies by turning off his headlights and finally re-entered the eastbound lanes of Pine Ridge Road when he reached Logan Boulevard. Deputies report he was now driving at 120 mph.
Rodgers then headed southbound on Collier Boulevard until he reached Golden Gate Parkway and turned onto Coronado Parkway. One of the deputies quickly located him trying to back up in a driveway on one of the side streets and pulled him over.
Deputies charged Rodgers with fleeing/eluding, a felony, and reckless driving, a misdemeanor.
