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3 in custody after police chase involving U-Haul van ends on Turnpike in Miami-Dade

Three suspects, a woman and two men, were taken into custody, FHP officials said

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A police pursuit involving a stolen U-Haul van ended with a crash and multiple suspects in custody on the Florida's Turnpike in northwest Miami-Dade Thursday.

Footage showed dozens of law enforcement vehicles following the van on the Turnpike northbound around 2:30 p.m.

Florida Highway Patrol vehicles and officers from multiple police agencies were pursuing the van as it fled at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic.

The chase ended when FHP troopers were able to use three P.I.T. maneuvers on the van, sending it into the side wall on an overpass near Northwest 106th Street.

Three suspects, a woman and two men, were taken into custody, FHP officials said.

Footage showed one suspect dangling over the side of the wall before he was brought back up by police and put in handcuffs.

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A suspect was left dangling off the side of a Florida's Turnpike overpass after a chase in Miami-Dade.

FHP officials said the chase began after they received a request for assistance from Homestead Police involving an incident where one of their officers was battered.

The three suspects fled the scene in the stolen van as Homestead Police tried to stop it. They made their way onto the Turnpike where it was intercepted by troopers.

Officials haven't released the identities of the three suspects.

Check back with NBC6 for updates.

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