A child was airlifted to the hospital after he was struck by a car near an elementary school in northwest Miami-Dade Thursday morning, officials said.
The incident happened near the 500 block of Northwest 151st Street, not far from Biscayne Gardens Elementary School in Golden Glades.
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WATCH HEREMiami-Dade Police officials said the 12-year-old was crossing a street when he was struck. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.
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The boy's grandmother told NBC6 he went through surgery later Thursday.
"It's horrible. How fast can a person go to put somebody who should have been in a school zone in critical condition? That’s my concern. People are just majorly unaware," said the grandmother, who only gave her first name, Susan.
The vehicle stayed at the scene, police said. Officers appeared to be speaking with the driver who was believed to be involved and who appeared to be visibly emotional.
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The area where the incident happened is a school zone beginning at 7:15 a.m., with a 15 mph speed limit.
But surveillance video from a neighbor showed Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responding to the scene around 7:12 a.m., a few minutes before the speed limit would have been in effect.
Cameras captured a woman who said she's the boy's grandmother expressing frustration and saying drivers speed down Northwest 151st Street all too often.
Police haven't said whether speed was a factor in the incident, which remains under investigation.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the boy's family with expenses. To donate, click here.
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