Shocking moment postal van hijacked by Florida man crashes and flips over

Shocking moment a mail van hijacked by Florida man high on meth and cocaine flips over as the driver tries to mow down cops

  • Jesse Estep threatened mail carrier with a mace and demanded keys to her van
  • Terrified woman called police sparking a chase through several Florida counties 
  • The man attempted to drive at police deputies before crashing the hijacked van 

This is the shocking moment a Florida man claiming to be high on meth and cocaine led police on a dramatic car chase before crashing the mail van he had carjacked.

Jesse Estep, 29, threatened a mail carrier with a mace before demanding the keys to her van. 

The terrified woman called police sparking a chase through several Florida counties on Saturday afternoon.   

Deputies from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said they used stop sticks to blow the tires of the truck.

Footage showed the truck swaying from side to side alarmingly before crashing off the road.   

Police alleged that the suspect ‘intentionally swerved and drove the mail truck directly toward’ a deputy on the side of the road.  

After missing, the officer, Estep then swerved to the other side of the road and attempted to intentionally crash into another officer placing stop sticks.

The back tire of the hijacked mail truck hit the stop stick and Estep lost control. 

The van crashed into a guardrail and flipped over. 

Footage showed the truck swaying from side to side alarmingly before crashing off the road

Police alleged that the suspect 'intentionally swerved and drove the mail truck directly toward' a deputy on the side of the road

Police alleged that the suspect ‘intentionally swerved and drove the mail truck directly toward’ a deputy on the side of the road

Footage from police bodycams later showed Estep being hauled out of the vehicle and claiming to have taken several drugs including meth, cannabis, cocaine and pills.

The Flagler County sheriff, Rick Staly, said in a statement: ‘The suspect immediately told deputies that he was high on meth and cocaine.

The van lay on its side after Jesse Estep, 29, crashed it and flipped it over following a chase

The van lay on its side after Jesse Estep, 29, crashed it and flipped it over following a chase

Estep has been charged with grand theft auto, aggravated fleeing & eluding and two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer

Estep has been charged with grand theft auto, aggravated fleeing & eluding and two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer

‘It is a miracle that no deputies, police officers, or other travelers on the roadway were hurt during the reckless driving of this suspect.

‘I’m grateful that his efforts to injure my deputies failed. Criminals need to learn that if you commit crimes in Flagler County you will end up in the Green Roof Inn where you belong.’ 

Estep is being held on a $70,000 bond and has been charged with grand theft auto, aggravated fleeing & eluding and two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

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