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Taxi Driver in Fatal Hit and Run in North Miami Turns Self In: Police

A taxi cab driver who was being sought in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in North Miami turned himself in to police Thursday but wasn't charged, officials said.

The driver, who was accompanied by his attorney, told detectives he didn't know what he had struck. He was questioned and released and police are awaiting autopsy results, officials said.

The crash occurred around 6 a.m. Tuesday along 132nd Street and Northeast 6th Avenue in North Miami. The victim, 38-year-old Junette Escarment, later died from her injuries.

Police said video showed the woman falling seconds before the cab ran her over. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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