Coconut Creek Police {Courtesy}
A stolen vehicle investigation in Coconut Creek escalated into a pursuit Thursday afternoon after authorities say the driver struck marked patrol units from both the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Coconut Creek Police, sending a deputy and police officer to the hospital and shutting down southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike, according to BSO.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, BSO deputies assisted Coconut Creek Police with a stolen car investigation out of Fort Lauderdale, with BSO’s involvement beginning in the area of Sample Road and the Florida Turnpike, authorities said.
At some point during the investigation, authorities said, the driver of the stolen vehicle struck a marked BSO unit and then struck a marked Coconut Creek Police unit. A pursuit of the stolen car was then initiated because the driver committed aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, according to BSO. The wanted driver then got on the Florida Turnpike heading south.
Both the BSO deputy and the Coconut Creek Police officer whose cars were struck were taken to area hospitals for treatment of injuries not expected to be life-threatening, authorities said.
Deputies arrested an unidentified woman after the pursuit, authorities said. She was taken to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. Detectives said they are working to confirm her identity, and criminal charges related to the incident have not been announced.
Additional information about the incident was not immediately made public.
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