I will make a guess.
I have been a witness to cops chasing bikes.
I will never forget one that came down off an internet access at maybe 100 MPH, could have been even faster, just as I was passing the merge lane
He was out of sight so quick....unreal.
The bike sounded like an airplane up close.
The cops were so far behind him that several patrol cars were just milling around looking for him. Watched the news for days to see if they caught him or if he got creamed.
So in this case in FL, my guess.
Guy outran the cop. Cop not even close. Cop gets on a clear stretch of road and realizes the guy is not ahead of him.
Bike rider thinks he got away and is about out of gas so he intends to get a quick refuel and depart. Cop doubles back and sees him
Cop’s Adrenalin is up to his eyebrows, sees the bike, charges the guy before he can jump on the bike and disappear again...so pumped up his brain is not sorting it all out.
Excuse for the cop? Absolutely not. If a cop can’t think under pressure, he is the wrong guy for the job. The very least that should happen to him is that he gets fired and the bike jockey collects, or his family collects, about 10 million bucks, since the lawyer will end up with 1/3 to 1/2 of the money.
This is a reason to ban all hot pursuits unless there is a potential for violence against innocents. Adrenaline can knock out the reasoning parts of the brain.