MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade deputies are investigating after a suspected DUI crash damaged a federal building in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday evening.

According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 7:40 p.m. to a reported assault in a parking lot at the USCIS Miami Field Office, located at 8801 NW 7th Ave.

When deputies arrived, they approached a man sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle and asked him to step out, authorities said.

The man refused and instead drove off at a high rate of speed through the parking lot before crashing into the building, breaking windows and causing other damage.

Officials said the driver was evaluated at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and was then taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The investigation remains ongoing, and no additional details were immediately available.

Suspected DUI driver crashes into federal building in northwest Miami-Dade, deputies say

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