And by the way, there was a passenger in the car who was also injured & hospitalized. And what kind of rational officer jumps on the hood of a car? Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? There was a passenger in the car who hadn't committed any crime. There could have been a child seat or passenger in the back seat, and bullets could have gone through the driver and struck them. Then there are the whole nightmare scenarios of high speed chases placing all other drivers or pedestrians in the area at risk!

This whole thing arose out of minor infraction - the driver "nudged the car in front of him".
Perhaps inattentive while texting? That doesn't merit the death penalty for the driver, let alone his passenger and any other pedestrians or people in other vehicles.

Also, considering all the senior drivers in Miami/Florida, I'm reminded of a local incident where an 80 yr. plus woman was trying to exit a parking place at my local supermarket. She meant to step on her brake and stepped on her gas by mistake. Took out the front window of the store. Fortunately, no one was on the sidewalk at the time.

Just take down the license plate and radio in an alert on the vehicle to headquarters. If spotted, follow at a discrete distance until the driver parks and exits the vehicle.

He said a woman in her 20s in the Altima was taken to the hospital with injuries.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-gardens/article79777787.html#storylink=cpy

Interesting that "When Diaz caught up, Keloria Crooks said he dumped his motorcycle, saw the body and slammed his fist against his bike several times. " Surely the trooper did not lose his control & slam his fist into his bike because the driver was dead - the policeman had earlier shot him at point blank range three times so obviously his intent had been to kill the driver. Possibly because the trooper had forgotten to bring a drop gun or drugs to plant at the scene?

Full disclosure - I lived in Florida for 3 mosquito-ridden, sweat-drenched years and you couldn't pay me enough to even change planes at a Florida airport, let alone visit or retire to there.

I couldn't find any info but the license plate only helps if the owner were the driver or could ID the driver.

I'm also wondering about the status of the driver. The story said the passenger was in her 20's, but gave no info re the driver's age, race. Surely the police got that info from the passenger in the six hours between the accident and the publication of the news story. I'm wondering if the driver is possibly one of Florida's many slightly ga-ga but still licensed senior citizens.

The justification of the FHP is that an officer can fire on someone if he believes his life is in danger. Why would any sane officer jump on the hood of a moving car, i.e., putting his life in danger, over a minor incident of a car nudging the bumper of the car ahead of it.

I think re the possibility of a car being stolen, the office would follow it, radio in the license plate and find out if it had been reported stolen. The Nissan Ultima looks like a conservative sedan - not some pimped out ride for gang members.

It was all over for the driver if he continued. The question is whether the cop should really have done that in the first place. It seems a bit odd to me.