Incredible Police Chase Ends with Driver's Arrest
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A police chase concluded with a suspect in custody hours after authorities reported that a man taken to Palmetto Hospital in Hialeah under a mental health evaluation order fled after stealing a woman's car in the parking lot on Thursday morning. Aerial footage from Telemundo 51 showed authorities pursuing a black Nissan Sentra through various roads in northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday afternoon. Officers from several agencies, including Miami-Dade deputy sheriffs and Florida Highway Patrol troopers, chased the vehicle. Several attempts to stop it using PIT maneuvers caused damage to the car. The Sentra continued until authorities managed to stop it and take the driver into custody at the intersection of Northwest 17th Avenue and 79th Street. Authorities have not confirmed whether the driver is the same man involved in the car theft that occurred hours earlier. The man had been taken to the hospital on West 68th Street by Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies under a Baker Act order but fled shortly after arriving, according to Hialeah Police. In the parking lot, the suspect approached a woman getting out of her vehicle and allegedly forced his way into the car before fleeing, police said. While escaping, he collided with another vehicle, authorities reported. Aerial footage from Telemundo 51 showed paramedics assessing the woman at the scene while authorities kept a section of the parking lot closed. No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation, police said.
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