
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 7, 1994                   TAG: 9404070012
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 7   EDITION: METRO 
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PEOPLE

Wesley Snipes was thrown from his motorcycle but not seriously hurt after a 120 mph police chase in Jupiter, Fla., the Highway Patrol said.

The actor refused medical treatment and was ticketed for reckless driving.

Snipes spokesman David Pollick said the 31-year-old action-adventure star was speeding but not trying to elude police.

Highway Patrol Lt. Sherian Staley said Snipes threw something on the road during the chase, and police later found a package of marijuana near that site. No drug charges were filed immediately.

Police said the chase began Monday night after Snipes sped between a patrol car and another vehicle on the two-lane Florida Turnpike. It ended 30 miles away; Snipes crashed when his motorcycle and the patrol car bumped.

Snipes' movies include "Demolition Man" and "Rising Sun." He is in Florida filming "Drop Zone."

by CNB