FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Deputies took a driver into custody after a short pursuit ended with a crash in Fort Lauderdale on Monday afternoon.
Members of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Viper Task Force tried to stop a car matching the description of a homicide suspect vehicle out of Orlando when authorities said the driver sped away.
That driver, who was behind the wheel of the black Mustang, then crashed into an unmarked BSO cruiser near Davie Boulevard and Southwest Fourth Avenue.
Authorities said the driver then tried running away on foot.
He was taken into custody a short time later, before being taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
A female passenger was also taken into custody, authorities said.
No deputies were injured in the crash.