Police search for driver after stolen tractor-trailer chase in Plantation
A stolen tractor-trailer stopped in the 200 block of South State Road 7 after its driver jumped out and vanished, leaving Plantation police and BSO searching by air and K-9.
Plantation police and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies spent Monday searching for the driver of a stolen tractor-trailer after the man bailed out of the rig in the 200 block of South State Road 7 and disappeared into one of Broward County’s busiest north-south corridors.
Sky 10 showed the truck stopped in the roadway just after 11:30 a.m., with officers gathering around the scene in Plantation. By about 2 p.m., police said the suspect was still at large, despite the help of an air unit and K-9 teams.
The immediate concern was not just the chase itself but the disruption a disabled commercial truck can cause on South State Road 7. The State Road 7/U.S. 441 corridor in Broward County stretches 25.6 miles and is divided into nine planning segments, a scale that underscores how quickly a stopped tractor-trailer can snarl traffic and affect nearby businesses, deliveries and daily commuting.
Florida agencies treat stolen commercial vehicles and cargo as a specialized crime problem. The Florida Highway Patrol’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence handles auto theft, commercial vehicle and cargo theft, and heavy equipment theft. In a February 2026 press release, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said a theft ring case tied to the Florida Highway Patrol Cargo Theft Unit involved approximately 51 commercial motor vehicles and 28 cargo shipments between May 2023 and March 2025.
Plantation police later removed the perimeter after officers were unable to find the suspect. Anyone with information was asked to contact Broward Crime Stoppers.
The Plantation Police Department’s Records Unit is the official repository for original police reports, including offense reports, vehicular accident reports and supplementary reports, which could add more detail to the tractor-trailer, the cargo and how the theft unfolded.
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