Stolen truck chase ends with lake jump and arrest in Miami-Dade
A stolen Tacoma led Miramar officers into Miami-Dade, where the driver jumped a lake, was Tased and arrested after a multi-agency pursuit.
The stolen Toyota Tacoma’s run ended in a lake behind Holly Road, where officers closed in, deployed a Taser and took Jayden Aransevia into custody after the chase spilled from Miramar into Miami-Dade County.
The pursuit began near Northwest 33rd Avenue and 207th Street after Miramar officers tried to stop the truck and found that Aransevia’s driver’s license was suspended. From there, the truck went the wrong way, jumped a median, entered the Palmetto Expressway and then exited at Miami Lakes Drive after going over an embankment. At one point, Aransevia reversed into a Miami Gardens police car before a Florida Highway Patrol trooper used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
After the truck stopped, Aransevia got out, climbed a wall and ran to a lake behind Holly Road. He went into the water, came back out and ran eastbound before a Miami Lakes officer fired a Taser. Aransevia then fell into the water again and was detained. Fire rescue took him to Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah before he was booked at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
The final moments unfolded as families gathered for a FIFA watch party. A family member said Aransevia hid underneath a dock before officers reached him, and the family let an officer through their home so police could get to the lake area. Aransevia refused to appear in court Wednesday, and he remained behind bars in the Miami-Dade County jail.
The charges in the case include grand theft auto, fleeing and eluding police, two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer or firefighter, and resisting an officer without violence. Court records listed warrants for knowingly driving with a suspended license, reckless driving and another law-enforcement hold.
Florida Highway Patrol’s pursuit policy balances apprehension against public safety and makes termination of a pursuit the primary goal. The policy allows a PIT maneuver or ending the chase without apprehension when needed.
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