South Florida Man Leads Police On Chase, Crashes Car
A Miramar man is in serious condition after leading police on a five-mile chase and attempting to ram an officer’s police car. According to Miramar police, 24-year-old Clint John Wiest drove his gray Honda through a red light at the intersection of Miramar Parkway and Red Road at 1:40 p.m. Thursday.A Miramar police officer in a marked patrol car attempted to stop the driver.
Police said Wiest instead made a U-turn and came toward the officer “head on, attempting to side swipe him.”
The officer then attempted to stop the vehicle a second time and Wiest then tried running the officer off of the road multiple times.
The vehicle then sped off eventually causing a crash at Northwest 199th Street and Northwest 27th Ave., when the driver crashed into another vehicle and then hit a pole.
Wiest had to be extricated from the car using the Jaws of Life. He was then transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital by air rescue. He is charged with attempted aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
Police said they believe the reason Wiest fled was because he has multiple suspensions on his Florida driver’s license.