Aventura Police Chased A Man Who Was Driving A Stolen Car

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AVENTURA: According to the arrest record, a guy who led police officers on a chase in Aventura on Tuesday was driving a robbed red minivan bearing a Tennessee license plate. An officer reportedly noticed the stolen van as it was pulling into a garage for parking purposes at the Aventura Mall on Biscayne Boulevard. A portion of the arrest record was withheld by the police, but they did say that the defendant, Brian Patrick Kelly, who is 38, attempted to drive away from the scene and tried to hit many cars with the robbed van on Perimeter Road close to Northeast 195th Street.

Aventura Police Chased A Man Who Was Driving A Stolen Car

Kelly Tried To Exit Through The Driver’s Side Door

Eventually, the stolen van lost control after slamming into a curb at a fast speed, according to the complaint. Police claimed it then hit a second curb, struck with a tree & went airborne. According to officials, the van impacted another unoccupied car while in the air. Kelly allegedly tried to exit through the driver’s side door yet was thwarted by a patrol car, which he destroyed in the process. Authorities stated Kelly then fled by climbing over the center console, exiting through the passenger door.

Accused Of A Grand Theft

In the Whole Foods parking lot near Northeast 213th Street & Biscayne Boulevard, an officer tackled him to the ground. Police claimed Kelly persisted in resisting officers. They were forced in order to deploy a Taser. After being examined, Kelly was brought to the Aventura Hospital & Medical Center and subsequently scheduled an appointment at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He is accused of theft of a car, escaping law enforcement, and violently resisting an officer. Kelly also had an outstanding warrant for his detention for careless driving that resulted in injury to a person or property.

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