MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A 21-year-old man chased a car, crashed it, and also struck a victim who confronted him on Sunday in Miami Beach\u2019s North Beach neighborhood, according to police. <\/p>\n
The drivers of an Infiniti and a Nissan Altima had \u201cbeen traveling at a high rate of speed and intentionally striking one another,\u201d a police officer wrote, according to a police report.<\/p>\n
Rayko Rodriguez was driving the Infiniti when he crashed into a Nissan Altima and struck a passenger who got out of the Nissan to confront him, according to the police officer\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the victims in the Nissan … is the defendant\u2019s ex-girlfriend,\u201d a police officer wrote, describing her as a juvenile, according to the report. <\/p>\n
Police officers met with the driver of the Nissan at about 7:50 a.m. on Sunday along North Bay Road, near West 58 Street, near the La Gorche Country Club, according to the police officer\u2019s report.<\/p>\n
A witness who was a passenger in the Nissan gave police officers a video that shows Rodriguez, of Hialeah, \u201cintentionally ramming the victim\u2019s vehicle,\u201d and striking a man, according to the police report. <\/p>\n
The victims reported that \u201cthe collisions caused both vehicles to come to a stop,\u201d and a passenger exited the Nissan to confront Rodriguez, \u201cwho remained inside his vehicle … accelerated forward … and struck him with the front portion of his vehicle, including the front bumper and hood,\u201d a police officer wrote. <\/p>\n
The victims reported that the man was knocked to the ground, and fearing for his life, ran back to the Nissan, after suffering a left shoulder injury, according to the police officer\u2019s report. <\/p>\n
The victims, who all know Rodriguez, said he fled, according to police. <\/p>\n
With help from Hialeah police officers, Miami Beach detectives arrested Rodriguez shortly after 1:40 p.m. at East 20th Street, between 11th and 10th avenues in Hialeah, according to the arrest report. <\/p>\n
Miami-Dade corrections booked Rodriguez shortly before 5:50 p.m. on Sunday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral, according to inmate records. <\/p>\n
Rodriguez faced three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief of a $1,000 or more, records show. His bond was $13,500. <\/p>\n
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report. <\/p>\n