Suspect arrested for hit-and-run crash that injured Broward deputy, officials say

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that sent a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy to the hospital Friday evening, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said. 

FLPD said Sean Alexis, 40, was arrested in Plantation and booked into the Broward County Jail on multiple charges, including hit-and-run, failure to stop, and traffic violations. 

A witness captures video of the crash 

Police said the crash happened around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Northwest 11th Avenue.

A witness who captured cellphone video of the aftermath said the black SUV ran a red light and struck the driver's side of the BSO patrol car.

"The black vehicle ran through the red light and caught the sheriff's car on the side. The sheriff's car spent all the way down Broward Boulevard till it made a stop," the unnamed witness told CBS News Miami.

The witness recounted that seconds after the crash, the driver of the SUV jumped out and ran across the street to get into a silver car, which then drove off. 

"He jumped out of his car, ran across the street, and got in the car with the silver car... and they drove off and left the black car by itself and left the officer injured," the witness said.

Paramedics placed a neck brace on the injured deputy, secured the officer to a backboard, and loaded the deputy into an ambulance. The deputy was transported to Broward Health.

The witness described the crash as "very loud" and "very devastating" due to the power of the collision.

Suspect captured 

FLPD said that with the assistance of the Plantation Police Department, officers were able to locate and take Alexis into custody. He remains behind bars, facing charges of failure to stop in an accident causing serious bodily injury, 

Police said the deputy who was injured in the crash is expected to be OK.