MIAMI (WSVN) - Two people were taken into custody after, officials said, the driver of a stolen car ran over the foot of the City of Miami Police officer who had pulled them over.
According to investigators, the traffic stop took place in the area of Northeast Second Avenue and 54th Street, Monday, just before 8:30 p.m.
Officials said the subject behind the wheel pretended to look for the car’s papers when the officer discovered the car was stolen. That’s when, police said, the driver hit the gas and ran over the officer’s foot.
Video sent to 7 shows several police cruisers in pursuit of the SUV through Downtown Miami.
Police pursued the vehicle to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, where the subjects bailed out.
Both subjects were apprehended shortly after, near Northwest Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street.
The injured officer was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.
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