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- Officials say the accident occurred along Southwest 8th Street near the intersection of 157th Avenue in Miami-Dade.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a wrong-way crash in Miami-Dade that killed one person early Monday morning.
Officials say the accident occurred along Southwest 8th Street near the intersection of 157th Avenue.
The driver of a pickup truck, 35-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez Pedro, was traveling east in the westbound lanes when it struck a silver Hyundai driven by 45-year-old Felix Alberto Restrepo, officials said.
Restrepo died at the scene while the wrong-way driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Family members said Restrepo was on his way to work when the crash happened.
Investigators said they believe alcohol played a role in the crash.
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The crash had a portion of Southwest 8th Street closed until late Monday morning.
