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New surveillance footage shows a car running a red light and slamming into a Miami Gardens Police SUV in a crash that left an officer and two others hospitalized and a driver facing charges.

The crash happened around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the officer was on routine patrol and driving southbound on 27th Avenue as he approached the light on 167th Street when a second vehicle ran the red light and struck the officer.

Surveillance footage released Thursday showed the car, a black Dodge Charger, speeding through the intersection and crashing into the police SUV, causing the SUV to spin around multiple times.

Police said the officer became trapped in the SUV, while the Charger caught fire while the driver and passengers were still inside.

An officer who responded to the scene was able to pull the driver and passengers out.

The officer had to be airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, and two people from the other car were also transported to Ryder Trauma. The officer, a 4-year veteran of the department, suffered a shoulder injury that may require surgery but was later released from the hospital.

Police later announced that the driver of the second vehicle, 36-year-old Luis Andrew James, was charged with driving under the influence, and possession of crack cocaine and cannabis.