Overview
- The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to stop a suspicious SUV during a burglary call in Southwest Miami-Dade.
- The driver sped off and smashed through a gate into a house at Southwest 58th Avenue and 62nd Terrace, two blocks from the University of Miami.
- Deputies detained the driver within seconds after he ran from the crash, and paramedics took him to a hospital for medical clearance.
- The impact caused heavy damage to the metallic blue SUV and the front of the pink home, with bricks and a fallen pillar strewn across the lawn.
- Investigators said the first address was not burglarized, and they recovered items from a nearby car break-in as they continue to review possible charges.