An 18-year-old driver who crashed into a Florida Highway Patrol trooper while leading authorities on a cross-county chase across Miami-Dade and Broward in a stolen BMW Tuesday morning was arrested, officials said.
An 18-year-old driver who crashed into a Florida Highway Patrol trooper while leading authorities on a cross-county chase across Miami-Dade and Broward in a stolen BMW Tuesday morning was arrested, officials said.
The incident began around 4:40 a.m. when a trooper recognized the stolen grey BMW on the Palmetto Expressway near Medley, officials said.
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WATCH HEREThe owner of the BMW, which had been stolen in West Kendall, was also tracking the vehicle.
The trooper attempted to stop the car, which sped away, reaching speeds of 110-120 mph as it fled, officials said.
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The pursuit continued into Broward County and onto the Florida's Turnpike, before the BMW headed east on Sunrise Boulevard then north on State Road 7.
The pursuit continued until the BMW turned east on West Oakland Park Boulevard where the driver cut into the parking lot of a McDonald's.
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As the BMW exited the McDonald's parking lot, it collided with the trooper's car, officials said.
The FHP cruiser rotated and crashed into a large sign in the parking lot of an office business next to McDonald's. The BMW continued westbound on West Oakland Park Boulevard until a mechanical failure caused the car to run up onto the sidewalk, crashing into a Broward County bus stop.
The driver, 18-year-old Tommie Allen, and another suspect, 20-year-old Tyler Tyrone Hollins, bailed out of the BMW and fled on foot before being apprehended by Fort Lauderdale Police and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, officials said.
The trooper whose car was hit, Ronald Melendez-Bonilla, was taken to Holy Cross Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Both suspects are under arrest and charged with grand theft, fleeing and eluding, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest without violence.
Hollins suffered minor injuries, including a dog bite, according to an incident report.
