Police are investigating a fatal crash in Northwest Miami-Dade late Monday night that killed one man and sent another to jail.
Chopper 6 was over the scene early Tuesday morning near Northwest 103rd Street and 22nd Avenue, where the crash took place in front of a local transmission shop.
According to officers, an Acura that was reported stolen from Pembroke Pines was speeding southbound on 22nd Avenue when it crashed into another vehicle going west on 103rd Street.
A witness said the car ran a red light.
"When he ran the red light he hit one of the other cars and then the cars flipped over, and caught on fire," witness King Smith said.
The impact sent the second car into that nearby business, where it caught fire - killing the driver inside. The driver of the Acura was taken into custody and a stolen weapon was also recovered.
"You couldn't open up any of the doors, plus the flames from the other two cars was huge," Smith said. "Anybody that was here knew immediately that there was no way somebody could survive that."
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The driver was identified as 19-year-old Lanard Gilbert, of Homestead. Gilbert will face charges of vehicular homicide, driving with a suspended license and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Police have not released the name of the person who was killed.
The intersection remained closed while police continue their investigation.
