Witness describes police pursuit of stolen Ferrari that ended in crash involving power pole; suspect to face judge

A Miami man is speaking out about the pursuit he watched unfold from his high-rise balcony that police noted involved a stolen Ferrari and ended with a violent crash and the driver behind bars Cellphone video recorded by Michael Severino captured the moment a Ferrari Purosangue slammed into a power pole near the block of Southwest Second Avenue early Tuesday morning The impact took out a transformer The driver managed to run off moments later nearly unscathed The bird s-eye view from the Brickell high-rise Severino calls home shows it all play out It s so weird because everything happened so quick mentioned Severino I was recording reels for my Instagram and next thing you know I see a whole police chase Police explained it all began Monday when residents on North Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach disclosed their Ferrari and Rolls-Royce Cullinan were stolen while in the care of a transit company Detectives noted the Cullinan was recovered in an unspecified part of Miami-Dade County but the Ferrari remained missing Then shortly after midnight on Tuesday City of Miami Police officers spotted the stolen Ferrari in the area of Southwest Second Avenue and th Street When the officers tried to make a traffic stop investigators the driver of the Ferrari sped off but he would not get very far I see the Ferrari turn right here on this street and he just collides with the cop noted Severino The impact caused the drover of the Ferrari identified as -year-old DeShawn Prendergast to lose control and slam into the power pole sending sparks flying and knocking out the electricity in several homes All of a sudden I hear a loud boom and then all of the lights went really bright stated area resident Robert Brand My microwave started making noises and then everything just shut off promptly and my whole apartment was without power Cellphone video shows police running after Prendergast after detectives reported he tried to hide in a nearby apartment building Eventually police explained Prendergast surrendered and after being treated at the hospital for a gash he was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade Prendergast is facing charges of fleeing and eluding police and grand theft He is expected to go before a judge on Wednesday As of Wedneday morning Miami Beach Police have not specified whether the theft was part of an elaborate car theft ring or an isolated episode