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BMW crash on Palmetto Expressway sends three to hospital after vehicle flees FHP stop

Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a BMW overturned in Miami Lakes after fleeing a Florida Highway Patrol traffic stop early Monday. A trooper’s cruiser also went down the embankment and struck the car; the trooper was not hurt, and no arrests were reported.

BMW crash on Palmetto Expressway sends three to hospital after vehicle flees FHP stop
Three people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries early Monday after a BMW fled a Florida Highway Patrol traffic stop and crashed on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Lakes, authorities said. Troopers stopped the speeding BMW at about 4:13 a.m. on State Road 826 near 47th Avenue, according to FHP. The car drove off during the stop, and troopers pursued it. During the pursuit, the BMW left the roadway, went down a shoulder embankment, struck a culvert drain and overturned, FHP said. A patrol cruiser also went down the embankment and collided with the BMW. The trooper driving the cruiser was not injured. The three occupants of the BMW were taken to a hospital. FHP reported no arrests.

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