NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A driver was airlifted to the hospital after he rammed the front gate of a water treatment facility in Northwest Miami-Dade, fled the scene and somehow ended up in a swamp, police said.
7News cameras captured a heavy police presence, after Miami-Dade Police officers, a Special Response Team unit and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at a remote industrial section along the 13600 block of Northwest 58th Street, Tuesday afternoon.
Officials said the driver crashed his way into a fenced-in Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department facility.
Cameras captured part of the chain-link fence on top of a parked silver Toyota Corolla, which sustained some damage to the headlights, hood and roof.
Another fire #Miami Dade Fire rescue unit just rolled in to a water treatment facility, responding to a standoff that involves “a suspect, possibly armed with a gun,” who crashed a gate and is now “in the swamp.” @MiamiDadePD Special Response teams here too @wsvn #Exclusive pic.twitter.com/0s6l1DZ3nV
— Sheldon Fox-7 News (@fox_sheldon) April 23, 2019
Officials said the subject plowed through the gate in a white truck and drove away, sending part of the chain-link gate on top of the Corolla.
At some point, police said, he left the truck behind and headed to a nearby swamp area on foot.
Just after 6 p.m., cameras captured an SRT chopper hovering above the area with two officers seen sitting on either side.
A #Miami-Dade Police chopper just showed up to this water treatment facility standoff. This NW Miami Dade scene is why our news chopper is unable to fly in this airspace. @wsvn pic.twitter.com/UkxKcqRjSo
— Sheldon Fox-7 News (@fox_sheldon) April 23, 2019
Just before 7:45 p.m., police confirmed the subject had to be helped out of the swamp and was in custody.
No shots were fired, and no officers were hurt.
Paramedics airlifted the driver to Kendall Regional Medical Center in good condition.
Tuesday night, 7News cameras captured a flatbed truck towing away the driver’s pickup, as orange barricades stood in place of the gate.
The patient is currently undergoing a psychiatric test that will last at least three days.
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