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A man is behind bars after he allegedly fled a traffic stop in a stolen car, hit a Miami-Dade Police car and then tried to run from the scene Wednesday evening.
The incident happened at around 5:20 p.m. when Miami-Dade Police said officers spotted a stolen white Ford in the area of Northwest 9th Avenue and Northwest 83d Street.
The officers stopped the driver at Northwest 5th Court and Northwest 82nd Street, but as the officer approached, "the subject intentionally placed the vehicle in reverse," hitting the police car and nearly hitting the officer, authorities said.
The driver took off, and crashed into another car on Interstate 95 and Northwest 79th Street. He kept going, police said.
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The person in that civilian vehicle was not hurt, according to authorities.
Eventually, with the help of more officers, police arrested Derrick Lavanche Allen in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue and Northwest 76th Street.
Allen, 37, faces charges of battery on a police officer, resisting an officer with violence, fleeing, third-degree grand theft and possession of a controlled substance.
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He was taken to the hospital as a precaution, police said.
