A driver who tried to run a Miami-Dade police officer off the road during a pursuit ended up crashing into a bus and several other vehicles Sunday evening, officials said.
Investigators said officers responded to the area of Carver Drive and Lincoln Boulevard a little after 6:30 p.m., where several vehicles were conducting reckless maneuvers on the roadway.
The drivers fled the area when they saw police arrive at the scene.
When an officer pursuing one car attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver tried to run the officer's vehicle off the roadway several times, according to police.
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The fleeing driver ended up crashing into a bus at the intersection of Southwest 120 Street and Southwest 117 Avenue, subsequently causing four additional vehicles to crash.
A female passenger in one of the vehicles was transported to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue where she is in stable condition, the report said.
The fleeing driver, identified as 20-year-old Willie Harris, was taken into custody. He faces charges including fleeing and eluding a police officer at a high speed causing injury, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless driving and resisting an officer without violence.
This is a developing story. Please check NBC 6 for updates.
