FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — Body camera video obtained Tuesday by Local 10 News shows the moments a Homestead Police Department officer was arrested for DUI following a rollover crash that authorities say he caused in Florida City late last year.
In the video, a woman who was with Henry Quintero, then 43, can be heard questioning what happened after the crash.
“I don’t think he hit that car though because that car is not damaged. Is the other people OK?” she said.
“He hit another car and it rolled over,” a responding officer replied.
Video shows the responding police officer escorting Quintero to a patrol vehicle before placing him in handcuffs and taking him to jail.
A witness involved in the crash told deputies he saw how the collision unfolded.
“I was coming and he was going north. I was going to get on the turnpike, and the car ahead of him went. Then he hit the following car and flipped it over. He fled, and I made a U-turn and followed him,” the witness said.
Jail records show Quintero is facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash with no serious injury, DUI with refusal to submit to testing, and reckless driving.
Police said the crash happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 2, 2025, near U.S. 1 and East Palm Drive in Florida City.
They said Quintero’s vehicle struck another car, causing it to overturn and collide with a third vehicle.
Witnesses followed Quintero after the crash and documented him fleeing the scene, authorities said.
His arrest report states that traffic camera footage later showed he was traveling at a high rate of speed, ran a red light and continued southbound before turning east on East Palm Drive without stopping to render aid.
Investigators said Quintero showed signs of impairment, including a strong odor of alcohol, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. They said he refused field sobriety exercises and a breath test.
A passenger in one of the vehicles suffered multiple lacerations and required treatment from fire rescue crews, the report states.
Authorities said Quintero was taken to Jackson West Medical Center for evaluation but refused treatment and declined blood testing.
Jail records show he later posted a $2,800 bond.
HPD officials on Tuesday said as of Sept. 3, 2025, Quintero, now 44, was “relieved of duty without pay pending the outcome of his criminal trial which is scheduled for May 11.”
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