A man accused of stealing a BMW, crashing into a trooper’s cruisers, and running away was arrested in Plantation, authorities said.
According to Plantation Police, on Monday, officers found a BMW that was driving northbound in the 600 block of North State Road 7, which was earlier reported stolen by Hollywood Police.
Police said that the Broward Sheriff’s Office aviation unit assisted with monitoring the BMW.
At one point, the driver tried to enter the northbound Florida Turnpike entrance ramp. The BMW then maneuvered around a construction barricade and crashed into a parked Florida Highway Patrol cruiser.
After the crash, the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Leduan Herrera Morales, fled on foot, and Plantation Police pursued him.
During the pursuit, Morales tried to jump a nearby fence, but he surrendered and was arrested.
He faces several charges, including grand theft of a motor vehicle, possession and leaving the scene of a crash.