A 2001 Chevrolet Cruze blew by Lt. Edward Schillig of the Franklin County sheriff’s office on Route 33 just west of the Fairfield County line, initially clocked at 88 mph. The lieutenant pulled out to pursue the eastbound car, intending to cite the driver for excessive speed.
He soon would learn that driver Ramadhan H. Muridi and four other Michigan youths — all of them 12 to 16 years old — had been on their way to Florida in the car, which was reported stolen five days earlier. Inside were about a dozen stolen credit cards to help fund their trip, plus a credit-card skimmer.
The pursuit lasted 10 minutes, but by the end, it would be tragically intertwined with Smith’s daily routine, and it would change the lives of all involved.
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