Driver hospitalized, another flees on foot after hit-and-run crash in Miami – NBC 6 South Florida

One driver was hospitalized and another fled on foot after a hit-and-run crash at a Miami intersection early Friday, police said.

The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 11th Street.

Miami Police officials said a red Toyota was traveling southbound on 27th Avenue when a black Chevrolet SUV heading north collided with the car.

After the crash, the black SUV continued about three blocks away, almost to Northwest 14th Street, where the driver then fled on foot, officials said.

Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station showed the SUV driver running from the scene.

Surveillance video shows an alleged suspect running from the scene of a hit-and-run crash in Miami.

“The driver took off on foot, so we set up a perimeter and tried looking for the suspect immediately,” Miami Police spokesman Michael Vega said. “However we were not able to locate him.”

Footage from the scene showed both vehciles heavily damaged.

Police said the man who was driving the red Toyota suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, but was expected to survive. That person’s identity wasn’t released but police said it was an adult male.

Police were still searching for the driver of the black Chevy SUV.

“We’re still early in the investigation, we’re trying to figure out what it is and we’re trying to see the person who ran away from this vehicle, why he ran away,” Vega said. “Knowing that we have the vehicle and it so far has not been reported stolen, we most likely will find the person that did it.”

The crash had a portion of Northwest 27th Avenue closed, as well as the on and off ramps to State Road 836, but they later reopened.

The incident remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.