A hit-and-run suspect got out of his car and took off running down Interstate 95 in North Miami following a confrontation with a trooper, setting the stage for a late night foot pursuit and a tough takedown.

Cellphone video posted online by Only in Dade captured the cartoonish turn of events that went down at around midnight on Wednesday.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 32-year-old James Preston McDowell came to a stop just north of Opa-locka Boulevard after colliding with a black Audi, pinning the Audi to a concrete barrier, then ditched his vehicle.

A trooper made contact with the suspect and ordered him to show his hands and get on the ground. Instead, investigators said, McDowell walked toward the front of the trooper’s cruiser, prompting the trooper to pull out his firearm

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