MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A carjacking suspect drove was taken into custody after leading police on a chase through the streets of Miami-Dade County in a stolen pickup truck before crashing it and bailing out.
The chase began in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Opa-locka.
The truck got off I-95 and continued on Northwest 95th Street. It continued traveling into Hialeah, weaving in and out of passing vehicles in the lanes.
Police officers chased a driver Monday from Interstate 95 to the Hialeah warehouse district. Photo by SKY 10
The truck eventually drove into a warehouse district near Northwest 67th Street and Northwest 37th Avenue and crashed into a railroad crossing gate, but the driver bailed out and hid behind stacks of wooden palates.
Police swarmed the area and apprehended him a short time later.
The suspect, identified as Albert Luis Fernandez, took off with the truck from Noel's Muffler Shop, Opa-locka Police Chief James Dobson said.
He said a gun was found inside the stolen truck.
Fernandez was later treated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue after complaining about a head injury.
"I'm happy that no one was injured, and I'm very happy to get him off the streets of Miami-Dade County today," Dobson said.