A patient under an involuntary psychiatric hold carjacked a woman’s vehicle and struck at least one other car before a PIT maneuver by state troopers and Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies ended the pursuit.
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A man brought to a Hialeah hospital under Florida’s Baker Act ran from the facility after the deputy who transported him had left.
Police say he forced his way into a woman’s car in the hospital parking lot, drove off and then struck at least one vehicle while fleeing.
A pursuit involving the Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office ended after a successful PIT maneuver and the suspect was taken into custody.