Cop Strikes Pedestrian

A traffic accident involving a police officer leads to a pedestrian’s death.

It happened just before 10 p.m. on Saturday night, an officer driving near S.W. 344 St. and S.W. Ninth Avenue struck a pedestrian.

The victim was immediately airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center where he later died from his injuries.

The Miami-Dade Police Department, Traffic Homicide Unit is currently investigating the accident.

At this time, neither the names of the victim nor the officer have been released.

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