WESTON, Fla. — A South Florida driver is in custody after a hit-and-run crash involving a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
In a Tuesday news release, the FHP said the trooper was driving west on Interstate 75 in Broward County, near the Indian Trace exit.
Officials said a driver, identified as Ricardo Jimenez, 49, in a black Porsche collided with the trooper's vehicle.
Pictures provided by the FHP showed a large portion of the right side of the Porsche was missing following the wreck. Pictures also showed that the trooper's vehicle sustained heavy rear-end damage.
After the crash, the FHP said the driver of the Porsche then fled the scene on foot, abandoning his vehicle.
Jimenez was located and apprehended a short time later.
The trooper sustained injuries described as not life-threatening.
Jimenez was taken to the Cleveland Clinic for medical treatment. The FHP said he will be taken to the Broward County jail once he's released from the hospital.
