Two men have been hospitalized after they were shot while driving on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade Sunday night.
The incident occurred in the eastbound lanes of the Expreessway near the Golden Glades interchange.
Florida Highway Patrol officials said a white BMW sedan was shot at by an unknown vehicle. The driver was struck multiple times and the passenger was hit in the leg.
Authorities told NBC6 the driver then lost control of the car and crashed into the median underneath the overpass.
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Troopers said that both the driver and the passenger were transported to Aventura Hospital, where the driver was in critical condition and the passenger was in stable condition. Their identities weren't released.
On Sunday night the eastbound lanes of the 826 were closed and traffic was being diverted into southbound I-95 as the investigation was ongoing, FHP said.
Officials said whether this was road rage or a targeted shooting is still under investigation.
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