A police chase involving an armed carjacking suspect late Monday ended in a crash near Miami Beach's famed welcome sign, officials said.
According to Miami-Dade Police, the chase began after officers responded to an armed carjacking.
It began when four men followed a woman to her home in Kendall Lakes and pointed their AK-47s at her, threatening her to give up her car and phone, police said.
Video posted by Only in Dade showed officers in pursuit of a white BMW speeding through city streets.
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A short time later, the car ended up crashing next to a tree behind the famed "Welcome to Miami Beach" sign located on the east end of the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
The driver was taken into custody and later transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in stable condition after complaining of injuries, officials said.
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Reno Louige, 20, was booked into Miami-Dade jail and faces charges of armed carjacking, according to online records. Three other men are still on the run.
The carjacking victim's vehicle was recovered in Miami.
No other information was immediately known.
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