Reckless wrong-way driver surrenders at dead end after chase in Miami-Dade

WEST MIAMI, Fla. – Police officers arrested a 29-year-old woman after a pursuit that ended with her surrender at a dead-end street on Friday in Miami-Dade County.

Elisa Fonseca was driving a black sports utility vehicle when a police officer saw her driving the wrong way at about 1 a.m., on Friday, in West Miami, according to a police arrest report.

“The driver of the SUV ignored the lawful order and accelerated, initiating a vehicle pursuit,” the West Miami police officer wrote.

Fonseca “proceeded to flee” speeding southbound on Southwest 57 Avenue and showing a “reckless disregard” for others’ safety, as she was “weaving between lanes, making abrupt lane changes … exceeding posted speed limits.”

The dead end where Fonseca surrendered and the police officer arrested her at about 1 a.m., was near Southwest 59 Avenue and Ninth Terrace.

Inmate records show correctional deputies booked her at 3:10 a.m. at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where she remained Friday night.

Prosecutors filed a case against Fonseca for fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, a second-degree felony. Her bond was $2,500.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carlos Lopez is set to preside over her case.