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Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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A driver in a stolen silver Tesla crashed on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, police said. (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A thief stole a Tesla from a driver at gunpoint and later crashed it on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, police said.

The armed carjacking of the silver Tesla was on Wednesday night near the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and 54 Street, according to the Miami Police Department.

The crash involving the Tesla and a pickup truck was shortly before 11 a.m., near the intersection of Northwest 27 Avenue and 60 Street in Brownsville, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.

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Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.