News: Driver in custody after pickup truck collides with Florida Highway Patrol vehicle

PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Authorities said they arrested a man who was involved in a crash with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper in Pembroke Pines on Wednesday afternoon.

According to WSVN, the FHP was pursuing a stolen pickup truck on Johnson Street at about 4:30 p.m. but when officers attempted to stop the driver, he took off.

The driver, identified as Yurianne Hervis-Gonzalez, lost control of the pickup, spun out, and collided head-on with the FHP vehicle.  No injuries were immediately reported.

Hervis-Gonzalez now faces several charges, including grand theft, reckless driving, and fleeing and eluding.

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