A violent crash involving a Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser was reported in Fort Lauderdale overnight.<\/p>\n
Video from the scene showed two tow trucks in the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and Prospect Road near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. <\/p>\n
One of the tow trucks was seen carrying a pickup truck while the other tow truck was seen with the Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser.<\/p>\n
Witnesses told CBS News Miami that the crash may have occurred during a high-speed chase through the intersection.<\/p>\n
The witnesses described hearing a loud crash and seeing the cruiser hitting the pickup truck while it was in pursuit of another vehicle.<\/p>\n
A few miles to the east of that scene, another crash was reported. Witnesses said they believe it was the car involved in the chase with the Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser.<\/p>\n
“Basically, I was doing my work as a cashier helping out a customer. And he told me to look over to my right and look out the window,” witness Jared Fisher told CBS News Miami. “And we saw that there was a high-speed chase happening.”<\/p>\n
Fisher said he saw a car drive through the intersection at a high rate of speed.<\/p>\n
“Then the cop that was chasing him came by and collided with a car that was incoming onto the left side of the road,” he said.<\/p>\n
Fisher said that when the collision occurred, he heard a loud noise.<\/p>\n
“Everyone stopped and about 30 cops came to the scene,” he said.<\/p>\n
The area where the crash occurred has been blocked off for the investigation, and it’s unknown when the area will reopen.<\/p>\n
It’s unknown if any injuries were reported.<\/p>\n