MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A teenage boy -- who was trying to getaway from police officers in a stolen car -- crashed Wednesday afternoon in Miami-Dade County's Kendall neighborhood, police said.
Miami-Dade Police Department officers accused the teenager of hitting an officer while refusing to follow orders. The officer wasn't injured.
After the teenager crashed into a Florida Power & Light box, officers said he took off running in the area of West Kendall Drive and 142nd Avenue.
Officers caught up to the boy about 5 p.m. He was handcuffed and arrested.
The area was closed to drivers during rush hour traffic because the crash damaged a traffic light.