MIAMI – A wild chase down the Turnpike in southern Miami-Dade ended with just one individual in custody.
It commenced when Doral police officers were being despatched to look at out a report of pictures fired for the duration of a street rage incident in the vicinity of 33rd Road and 87th Avenue.
Arriving officers manufactured make contact with with the suspected gunman who reportedly tried to run in excess of 1 of the officers as he sped off.
The driver headed south, ultimately creating his way to the Turnpike.
Officers from Doral and Miami-Dade police took portion in the pursuit along with Florida Highway Patrol troopers.
“Throughout the pursuit, he shot at a Doral police officer, shot at a Doral Law enforcement officer right driving him,” mentioned FHP Lt. Alex Camacho.
It came to an finish when troopers carried out a PIT maneuver on US1 south of SW 344th Road in Florida City. The FHP mentioned the driver attempted to make a U-flip to head north on US1 but dropped control and crashed into a guard rail.
He was then arrested.
“The get absent on this is that there was just small harm to a automobile, no officers were being hurt. They did not return fireplace and it is astounding that all of this happened in the center of a highway,” claimed Camacho.
The driver faces expenses that could include tried murder of a law enforcement officer, discharging a weapon in community, fleeing or eluding law enforcement, and resisting arrest.
