The family of a man struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in southwest Miami-Dade earlier this month is pleading for help to find the driver involved.
Sean Wood Jr., 35 was struck by a pickup truck as he crossed the street near Southwest 280th Street and 142nd Court just before midnight on Nov. 6, Miami-Dade Police officials said.
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WATCH HEREWood was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
“This is a traumatic loss for our family and friends,” his uncle, Trevis Taylor, said Monday. “He was truly loved and he didn’t deserve to be killed in this manner, by a driver with no remorse for human life.”
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The driver of the truck, who was not identified, fled the scene. Investigators said the truck was a 2006 to 2014 Honda Ridgeline, with damage to the front bumper and left headlight assembly.
“And that’s what was so devastating to us - that he had to die alone. He didn’t have to die alone. If someone had just called 911, we would’ve been there for him,” said his great-aunt Gwendolyn Love.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Police or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
