Robbery Suspects Injured After Crashing Getaway Car
POSTED: Friday, October 31, 2008
UPDATED: 7:31 am EDT October 31, 2008
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A crime spree ended Thursday night when a sedan slammed into another car at Northeast 173rd Street and 19th Avenue, North Miami Beach police said.According to Miami-Dade police, two men were involved in a strong-arm robbery on West Dixie Highway right before the accident. Police are also investigating the two men for a robbery at a home in North Miami and an assault just down the street from the accident in North Miami Beach."It was the worst accident I've ever seen," said Mike Gleason, who heard the wreck from his home three blocks away.Police estimate the car was going about 45 miles per hour when it struck a small Toyota with an elderly man inside. That man was not hurt.The driver of the suspect car, however, was thrown 25 yards from the vehicle as it tumbled into two trees in a nearby front yard. Officers later found the passenger in that car was later found hiding on the roof of that home.The driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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