Driver Tries to Run Miami-Dade Police Car Off Road During Pursuit, Crashes

According to investigators, officers arrived at Carver Drive and Lincoln Boulevard a little after 6:30 p.m. Sunday where several vehicles were conducting reckless maneuvers on the roadway.

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A driver who tried to run a Miami-Dade police officer off the road during a pursuit ended up crashing into a bus and several other vehicles Sunday evening, officials said.

Investigators said officers responded to the area of Carver Drive and Lincoln Boulevard a little after 6:30 p.m., where several vehicles were conducting reckless maneuvers on the roadway.

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The drivers fled the area when they saw police arrive at the scene.

When an officer pursuing one car attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver tried to run the officer's vehicle off the roadway several times, according to police.

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The fleeing driver ended up crashing into a bus at the intersection of Southwest 120 Street and Southwest 117 Avenue, subsequently causing four additional vehicles to crash.

A female passenger in one of the vehicles was transported to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue where she is in stable condition, the report said.

The fleeing driver, identified as 20-year-old Willie Harris, was taken into custody. He faces charges including fleeing and eluding a police officer at a high speed causing injury, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless driving and resisting an officer without violence.

Willie Harris
Miami-Dade Corrections
Willie Harris

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