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Miami, FL (March 21, 2019) - A motorcyclist is dead following an early morning hit-and-run in Miami. The accident took place around 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 21st.
Miami Police were called to the intersection of US-1 and Southwest 17th Avenue in response to the incident. Police found a victim lying in the roadway. Lifesaving efforts were made on-scene before the victim was taken to Ryder Trauma Center, where they were later pronounced dead. The suspect vehicle was found crashed a short distance away from the accident scene. Police were able to take the driver into custody on charges relating to the collision.
The identity of the victim has not been released at this time. There is no word on the exact charges faced by the driver.
Our condolences go out to the victim in this tragic Miami hit-and-run crash. There will be over 100,000 hit-and-run accidents in Florida this year alone. While not all of these crashes will involve injury or serious injury, many of them will. Unfortunately, this crash represents the worst of these types of events. A hit-and-run or any sort of accident can have irreversible consequences in a matter of seconds.
If you have lost a loved one in a traffic crash in our state, you could have legal rights. A next-of-kin has the right to bring a wrongful death claim against a driver responsible for the death of their loved one. For a free consultation with one of our Florida wrongful death attorneys at Rubenstein Law, please contact us any time at 1-800 FL-Legal.
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