TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was taken into custody following a high-speed police chase in Miami Wednesday afternoon.
According to NBC affiliate WTVJ, a helicopter video showed at least 11 officers following a dark-colored SUV on the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County.
The SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed before it ran into traffic on the Turnpike.
After some time, the SUV pulled into the driveway of a home when a man got out of the vehicle and walked inside the house.
Approximately 30 minutes later, the man surrendered to SWAT teams waiting outside.
WTVJ reported the man is 53 years old. Family members said the man was having a mental crisis and was threatening to take his own life. Police said he will undergo a mental evaulation.
“We wanted to keep eyes on him, we wanted to make sure he would make it home, for us it’s always better for him to make it home so we can have a controlled environment, the last thing we would want is for something to happen in the middle of the street,” Hialeah Police Lt. Eddie Rodriguez told WTVJ.
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