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Miami-Dade PD Seek Driver in Fatal Hit & Run Crash

Miami-Dade Police are distributing flyers in hopes of finding the driver responsible for a fatal hit and run crash that killed a bicyclist.

The accident occurred on February 16th at approximately 6:45 a.m. That's when police say Jose Rubio-Perez, 45, was riding a bicycle when he was fatally struck by a truck traveling eastbound in the Southwest 16900 block of 216th Street in Miami-Dade. The car kept on going, and the victim died fro his injuries.

Police now say they're looking for a 2010-2015 model Dodge Ram pickup truck in a dark metallic gray color with damage to the right front headlight and a missing plastic facia under that headlight.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS, or Miami-Dade Police Traffic Homicide Detective Christopher Cuccaro at (305) 471-2425.

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