MIAMI — A Ferrari was stolen early Tuesday morning before the suspect crashed it into a light pole in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, causing power outages in the area, authorities confirmed.
A Local 10 crew was in the area of Southwest 12th Street and Second Avenue after the Ferrari crashed into the light pole, causing the pole to nearly fall to the ground.
“I was sitting there and all of my lights turned super bright and then everything just shut off and I was like, either we got struck by lightning – but it’s not raining, so that wouldn’t make sense – or someone hit a power line,“ Brickell resident Robert Brand said. ”And then obviously, I walked out onto my balcony, looked down and there’s a car hitting the power lines."
According to police, the victim contacted police early in the morning and reported that her car had been stolen and was pinging in the area of Southwest Second Avenue and 17th Street.
Police said officers responded to the area and saw the suspect entering the vehicle and taking off.
According to police, officers tried to pull over the driver, but the suspect fled before eventually losing control of the supercar and crashing into a police vehicle, as well as the light pole.
Local 10 cameras captured the bent power pole early Tuesday morning and linemen at the scene as well as Miami police officers.
Police confirmed that the suspect was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital to be treated for a minor cut and then will be booked into jail.
No other injuries were reported.
The suspect’s identity has not yet been released.
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