1 hospitalized after police pursuit ends in crash outside NW Miami-Dade; 2 subjects detained
A man was hospitalized after a police chase came to a crashing stop in front of a home resulting in two men being detained in Northwest Miami-Dade According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office the pursuit began when deputies spotted a a U-Haul truck that had previously been used in burglaries in Fort Lauderdale When deputies attempted to pull the bicycle over the driver took off The truck later slammed into the fence of a home on Northwest th Avenue and th Street shortly after p m Friday The homeowner was outside at the time and injured in the crash He was seen with bandages on his head being taken into the hospital Bureaucrats say he suffered minor injuries Back at the scene of the crash functionaries say two men were inside of the U-Haul and attempted to escape Both men were speedily taken into custody Video shows deputies placing one of the men into the back of a police cruiser Neighbors who witnessed the crash recounted News in Spanish it sounded like a bomb went off As I was coming out of the house I heard an explosion noted Gil I was standing outside when this car with two patrol cars behind him and went into the fence announced Eduardo de La Flor Detectives for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department revealed they will be taking over the examination