MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (VINnews) — A 10-year-old girl died and a boy was critically injured after a vehicle struck them while they were riding an electric bicycle Wednesday night in northwest Miami-Dade County, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
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Deputies responded about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday to a hit-and-run crash near Northwest 117th Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue.
Investigators said an unidentified driver traveling north on Northwest Seventh Avenue turned left onto Northwest 117th Street and struck the children, who were riding the e-bike along 117th Street.
Both children were found unresponsive in the roadway. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported them to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The girl later died from her injuries.
Authorities have not released the victims’ identities. They also did not provide a description of the vehicle or driver.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, which remains active.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson urged nearby business owners to review security camera footage and asked anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
Riding an electric scooter at night? Probably without warning lights and wearing dark clothing? How are the drivers supposed to see them?!!
Why on Hashem’s earth would VIN post a video with a woman half dressed???
And a day before Rosh Ha’Shanah, no less!