FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A police officer’s pursuit of a stolen car ended with the driver crashing on Friday in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park neighborhood.

Police officers reported attempting a traffic stop. The driver of the car that had been reported stolen out of Plantation sped away, according to police.

The driver crashed into a fence and damaged a parked car at 660 Long Island Ave., according to Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

After the crash, the driver attempted to flee again, but he didn’t get far — a police dog helped the officers to find him, according to Liening.

The Plantation Police Department was dealing with the carjacking case.

Local 10 News Senior Assignment Editor Frine Gomez contributed to this report.

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