SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man was taken into custody after he reportedly struck an unmarked off-duty deputies’ vehicle and then procced to hit a civilian’s car in his attempt to flee the scene.
The incident happened around 2:22a.m., Friday in the area of Southwest 160th Avenue and Southwest 184th Street, where a black Nissan crashed into a off-duty deputies’ truck.
After striking the deputies’ truck, the driver, later identified 22-year-old Edgar Guevara, attempted to flee the scene but lost control and struck another vehicle.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the off-duty deputy saw Guevara pull a ski-mask over his head. The deputy identified himself and drew his service weapon but Guevara sped off.
7News cameras captured the inside of the Nissan, where airbags were deployed and a gun with a drum magazine, used to hold multiple round of ammunition, was on the driver’s floor.
Video shows Guevara being detained and placed into the back of a responding sheriff’s cruiser.
No other injuries were reported.
Guevara faces charges of reckless driving, driving without a license, fleeing and eluding while having a weapon which is also a felony.
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