Stolen Honda Involved In Fiery Crash With Miami Police Car

MIAMI, FL — The Honda Civic involved in Tuesday's fiery crash with a Miami police cruiser was stolen during an armed carjacking on Monday according to police. The red Honda was taken at gunpoint in the area of NW 17th Avenue and 36 Street. The carjacking happened shortly before 11 p.m.

Eighteen-year-old Kieron Darnell Womble was taken into custody after Tuesday's crash and charged with armed carjacking and other offenses, according to Officer Kiara Delva of the Miami Police Department. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. Tuesday at SW 17 Avenue and U.S. 1.

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Court documents said Womble allegedly stole the car using a black rifle. The owner and another person were talking near the vehicle when Womble allegedly drove up on a bicycyle with the rifle.

Both Womble and the officer who was involved in the crash were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center with minor injuries.

Delva said that Womble was attempting to get away from police when the crash occurred. "Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, at which point the subject fled," she explained. "Officers followed behind the offending vehicle and ended up in the area of SW 16 Avenue and U.S. 1 where both the officer and driver of the offending vehicle were involved in a head-on collision with one another."

Video shot from a news helicopter showed flames shooting out of the Honda, which was pressed up against the police cruiser.

"Miami Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene to extinguish both the officer’s marked patrol vehicle and the offending vehicle which had been engulfed in flames as a result of the crash," Delva added.

The crash created a headache for motorists as Miami police rerouted traffic around U.S. 1 and SW 17 Avenue.

To report a tip, call the Miami Police Department’s Robbery Unit at 305-603-6370. Alternatively, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471- TIPS (4877), visit www.crimestoppersmiami.com and select “Give a Tip” or text "CSMD" followed by the tip information to 274637.

Photo courtesy Miami-Dade Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation