A conversation about a car being parked illegally turned into a pursuit Friday morning after the driver reversed into a deputy and fled, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said, leaving him hospitalized with minor injuries.
About 12:30 a.m., BSO Pompano Beach District deputies approached the car, parked illegally outside of a business near 1 N. Andrews Ave., while conducting “proactive patrol” in the area, according to spokesperson Gerdy St. Louis.
A driver and passenger were sitting in the car. Their identities were not immediately available.
When deputies asked for the driver’s ID, the driver refused and put the car in reverse, St. Louis said, hitting one of the deputies before fleeing.
With the assistance of BSO helicopters, deputies chased the car north. The driver got out of the car near the 2400 block of Northwest Eighth Street and fled on foot while the passenger took over, continuing north. When the car stopped near the intersection of Hillsboro Boulevard and Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach, BSO deputies took the suspect into custody.
Meanwhile, deputies set up a perimeter around the neighborhood where the original driver had fled, and a K9 unit found the suspect a little while later.
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took the deputy to a local hospital with minor injuries. He has been released as of Friday afternoon.
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