MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A suspect who allegedly fled from authorities Friday morning while driving a stolen vehicle has been detained.
Sky 10 was above the scene near Northwest 151st Street around 10:15 a.m. after the suspect apparently jumped into a canal and then got out.
According to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho, a trooper attempted to pull over a stolen Dodge pickup truck in the area of Northwest 103rd Street and Northwest 32nd Avenue, but the driver failed to stop.
Camacho said a short pursuit ensued, and the trooper eventually lost sight of the vehicle.
🚨 CONTINUED: ** SURV** video shows part of NWMD chase. Suspect sped off, ran off, climbed and went swimming *twice* … in the end, he couldn’t out run FHP, Miami-Dade. @FHPMiami @MiamiDadePD @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/uYIHLbCtvv
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A Miami-Dade Police Department helicopter, however, spotted the stolen truck shortly after.
Camacho said the driver bailed out of the vehicle in the area of Northwest Second Avenue and South Biscayne River Drive.
“It was at a high rate of speed, and then from there, I (saw) that car and I saw a bunch of police cars behind it – state troopers, Metro Dade – so I figured he jumped out the vehicle,” witness Tommy Scott said.
Troopers and Miami-Dade police officers were searching the area for the suspect for a while before he eventually was taken into custody.
A Local 10 News crew was there as the man was taken out of the water, where he was hiding.
No other details were immediately released.