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Off-Duty Officer Treated After Crash in SW Miami-Dade: FHP

The officer, a member of the Coral Gables Police Department, was in their personal vehicle when it was involved in a crash

By NBC 6 • Published August 6, 2021 • Updated on August 6, 2021 at 11:32 am

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An off-duty police officer was treated for injuries after a crash in southwest Miami-Dade Friday morning.

Florida Highway Patrol officials said the crash took place just after 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of State Road 874, also known as the Don Shula Expressway, near Killian Parkway.

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The officer, a member of the Coral Gables Police Department, was in her silver Toyota sedan when a pickup truck lost control when trying to enter the roadway, according to a FHP spokesperson.

The officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.

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