SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took the driver of an SUV to the hospital after his attempt to flee a traffic stop in Southwest Miami-Dade ended with him crashing into the front of a house, authorities said.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the chaotic chain of events started when deputies responded to reports of a residential burglary near Southwest 58th Avenue and 47th Street, early Wednesday morning.
While patrolling the neighborhood, investigators said, deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle and tried to pull over the driver.
But detectives said the driver of the SUV sped away. At around 3:45 a.m., he plowed through a front gate and hit the front of a pink house on the corner of Southwest 58th Avenue and 62nd Terrace, about a mile away from the reported burglary and two blocks away from the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus.
Brian, the owner of the house, told 7News he was sleeping when he was awoken by an explosive noise.
“Let me put it this way: Nothing in Miami surprises me anymore, OK? I’ve heard loud noises before, like thunder and stuff like that, but this was definitely different,” he said. “You could tell there was some sort of – you know, judging from the noise, you could tell there was some sort of an impact.”
7News cameras captured the metallic blue SUV on the front lawn of the property with its air bags deployed and all of its doors open.
The SUV narrowly missed two other cars in the driveway, but the crash caused extensive damage to both the vehicle and the house.
“I opened the door to see what’s going on and, you know, there’s a car parked on my lawn and somebody on the ground,” said Brian.
Authorities said the driver of the SUV attempted to flee on foot but was taken into custody within seconds.
A neighbor shared a picture with 7News showing first responders surrounding the subject, who was lying on the grass.
Paramedics transported the motorist to an area hospital. The extent of his injuries is unclear.
Neighbors shared their thoughts on the event.
“This is crazy! Nothing happens in this neighborhood, so this is really crazy to happen right near my house,” said a neighbor.
“If this house wasn’t here, it would have ran right through all my trees and my backyard and everything,” said another neighbor.
Back at the scene, cameras captured bricks from the house and other debris on the grass, as well as a pillar that fell off the home.
Investigators said that while there was no evidence of a residential burglary at the location where deputies responded, they did recover items from a vehicular burglary that took place at a nearby home.
The SUV was later towed away from the scene of the crash.
Brian said he is figuring out how he is going to repair the damage to his home.
“I mean, you can see for yourself, it’s massive, and now I have to contact insurance companies and stuff like that to find out what’s the next step and how long it will take to fix,” he said.
The homeowner was seen trying to put up his mailbox on his front lawn after the incident.
MDSO detectives cordoned off the street corner where the crash took place while they investigated. They have not specified what charges the driver of the SUV will face.
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