An off-duty Miami police officer has died after authorities say he lost control of his car and crashed into a home in Kendall.
Miami-Dade police tell local media that 27-year-old officer Rene Banegas was driving Sunday morning around 2 a.m. when he lost control of his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, hit a tree and crashed into a house near Southwest 34th Street and 87th Avenue.
Miami-Dade firefighters pronounced Banegas dead when they arrived. No one inside the home was injured.
Banegas was off-duty at the time of the crash. Miami-Dade police are investigating the incident.
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