MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida driver is now behind bars after he was involved in a hit-and-run collision with a police cruiser.

Police said 26-year-old Anthony Ganie was involved in a crash in Miramar and fled the scene along Southwest 62nd Avenue at 38th Street, just after 3 a.m., Tuesday.

He wound up crashing into a Miramar police cruiser along Southwest 62nd Avenue and 17th Street.

The officer suffered a broken leg.

Ganie was taken into custody and charged for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest.

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