Update published 6/17/2024: According to the police report obtained by New Times, 18-year-old Michael Hester was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, battery on a law enforcement officer, driving with a suspended license, and leaving the scene of a crash after he allegedly stole a 2020 BMW M8 and crashed into another vehicle, which then burst into flames on I-95.
The driver and two passengers from the vehicle that caught fire, a 2020 white Chevy, were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the report states.
On June 10, officers working a violent crime detail with the tactical robbery unit were contacted by Broward Sheriff's Office detectives when the stolen BMW was spotted in front of the InterContinental Miami hotel in downtown Miami. After surveillance was established, officers saw Hester get behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle and back it out of the parking spot, according to the report.
The report says he then drove eastbound against traffic and crashed into another officer's vehicle but kept driving through the downtown area. He eventually got onto the northbound lane of I-95 but drove the wrong way, police say. As he continued to drive southbound in the northbound lane on the highway, Hester allegedly collided with the Chevy just north of SW 8th Street. After the crash, the report states, Hester ran out of the BMW and headed east from I-95.
While officers canvassed the area looking for the 18-year-old, an individual flagged them down and said he saw the man run into the sushi restaurant Moshi Moshi at 1744 SW 3 Ave.
The officers then located him in the back of the restaurant, where he was arrested and identified as the driver of the stolen BMW.
The original story follows below.
Monday was an eventful day for fires. Late Monday night, a car was engulfed in flames on I-95 in downtown Miami after two suspects fleeing police crashed into it.
The incident began around 10 p.m. on June 10 and remains an active investigation.
A Miami Police Department spokesperson tells New Times the two suspects fled from officers before crashing into the other vehicle near the NW Second St. (Arena) exit off the interstate. As the other car caught fire, the suspects ran from the scene.
One suspect is in custody and a perimeter has been set to find the other, the police department says.
Police have no information about the status of the driver of the burned vehicle, nor whether there were other occupants in the car.
Monday was an eventful day for the Miami Fire Department. During the morning commute, a man allegedly shot a neighbor and set an apartment complex ablaze near Lummus Park. The fire started around 8:15 a.m. at the Temple Court apartment complex at 431 NW Third St. It is said to be the first three-alarm fire within the Miami city limits in 25 years.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
A car was engulfed in flames on I-95 in downtown Miami on Monday, June 10, 2024.
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