A damaged traffic signal pole kept the intersection of Northeast Second Avenue and 15th Street closed for hours after a police pursuit ended in a crash in Miami. NBC 6 South Florida reported that police said officers responded to reports of an assault around 4 a.m.
Officers Respond, Then a Chase Begins
According to NBC 6 South Florida, officers went to the area near Northeast Second Avenue and 20th Street after receiving reports of an assault. Police said the driver left when officers attempted a traffic stop.
The vehicle crashed into a traffic signal pole at Northeast Second Avenue and 15th Street, a few blocks from where officers had responded, the report said.
Suspect and Victim Both Hospitalized
NBC 6 reported that both the suspect and the person allegedly assaulted were taken to the hospital. The suspect’s identity had not been released, and police had not provided further details about the alleged assault or either person’s condition.
Police were continuing to investigate the reported assault and the events that followed, according to NBC 6 South Florida.
What broader crash data show
According to NBC 6 South Florida’s review of 2023 data, the City of Miami had 257 crashes in which 292 people were killed or seriously injured. Those figures are citywide and do not specify how many crashes occurred at intersections.
