Driver facing charges after crash, multi-vehicle wreck in SW Miami-Dade and allegedly trying to run officer off the road

MIAMI -- A man is facing several misdemeanor and felony charges after allegedly trying to run a police cruiser off the road before leading officers on a high-speed chase that resulted in a multi-vehicle crash, authorities said.

Willie J. Harris Jr., 20, of Miami, was arrested Sunday evening, according to a police report. It was not immediately clear if bond has been set or if Harris was still in custody.

According to the police report, Harris was booked on several criminal charges that included fleeing or eluding a police officer, reckless driving that could cause serious bodily injury and resisting an officer without violence.

Officers were called to Carver Drive and Lincoln Boulevard during an apparent car sideshow event that occurred Sunday around 6:30 p.m. in Richmond Heights, according to a written statement by Miami-Dade police, 

The participants fled the area when the officers arrived at the scene, including Harris who was behind the wheel of a silver Dodge Charger that refused to pull over during an attempted traffic stop, police said.

During the pursuit, the suspect's vehicle crashed into several stopped vehicles at the intersection of SW 120th Street and SW 117th Avenue, causing a chain collision wreck that involved five other vehicles, according to investigators.

At least two people were hurt during the crash, including a woman inside one of the vehicles who was taken to a local hospital for treatment of neck pain.

Harris was arrested at the scene.