The Miami-Dade Police Department is searching for a driver who allegedly struck and killed a scooter rider early Tuesday morning and fled the scene.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is searching for a driver who allegedly struck and killed a scooter rider early Tuesday morning and fled the scene.
According to MDPD, the hit-and-run crash happened around 5 a.m. as the driver of a black BMW was heading northbound on Northwest 22nd Avenue near Northwest 54th Street in Brownsville.
The BMW driver ran a red light and struck the scooter then fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction with a second person who was in the car.
The driver of the scooter was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His identity hasn't been released.
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Video from the scene captured by NBC6 shows the mangled BMW with the scooter still attached to the front from the impact.
The victim's body was also seen covered by a yellow tarp on the ground as debris filled the streets.
The incident remains under investigation.
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