Miramar

2 injured in fiery hit-and-run crash involving scooter in Miramar

Miramar Police say they found the scooter completely engulfed in flames while the two male victims lied in the middle of the street.

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Two men who were on a scooter were left injured after a hit-and-run crash in Miramar early Sunday morning

The crash happened at the intersection of Miramar Parkway and Red Road.

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According to Miramar Police, officers responded to the crash around 2:45 a.m. and found the two male victims lying in the middle of the intersection and the motorized scooter completely engulfed in flames.

Police said that witnesses told them that the scooter was traveling westbound on Miramar Parkway when a vehicle hit them from behind and launched the two riders into the air before fleeing.

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Both were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital without any life-threatening injuries, police said. Their identities weren't released.

Both Miramar Parkway and Red Road were shut down as the investigation went on, but have since been reopened to traffic, police confirmed.

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