Newly-released dashcam video shows the moment a fleeing car flips from a Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s PIT maneuver during a chase in Miami-Dade last month.
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The incident happened back on Aug. 23 when troopers responded to the area of Interstate 95 and Northwest 79th Street after receiving a Flock camera alert about a stolen vehicle, FHP officials said.
Troopers found the stolen Honda sedan and attempted a traffic stop but the driver fled.
The dashcam footage, obtained by NBC6 on Thursday, shows multiple FHP troopers pursuing the speeding sedan as it weaves through traffic, runs red lights and crashes through an orange traffic barrel.
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At one point a trooper attempts a PIT maneuver that doesn’t work, and the car continues to flee.
But another PIT maneuver on Northwest 7th Avenue near Little River Drive causes the car to crash and completely flip over.
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Officials said the driver and passenger were both taken into custody.