Miami Police Department detectives are searching for a driver connected to a hit-and-run accident involving a moped.
According to Miami Fire Rescue, a 23-year-old woman was driving her moped at the intersection of Northeast 79th Street and Fifth Avenue around 11:30 p.m., Monday when a car struck her, sending her flying into the air.
The moped, left mangled on the road of the Midpoint shopping plaza, carried multiple passengers who were all injured.
Police say the driver of the vehicle took off on foot after the accident.
AK watched the scene unfold in disbelief from a nearby bus stop.
He says the driver and her passenger returned to the scene of the crime several times before officials arrived, allegedly taking evidence.
“The girl was pulling out on a green light; they ran a red light and ran her over,” he said. “They ran her over. Her moped’s sitting right there. The car is sitting there. They left the car. They ran through the park twice, and they came back to the car to get evidence. They go, ‘Go back to the car! Grab the evidence!’ Grabbed their IDs and all that stuff.”
MFR responded, transporting the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. She is now in stable condition.
“When you witness something like that, it’s crazy, because you see it firsthand,” said K. “They just left her for dead.”
Officials reopened the road hours after the incident, towing away the abandoned vehicle believed to be responsible early Tuesday morning.
Authorities have not yet confirmed the condition of the second passenger.
The driver is still on the loose.
Police urge anyone with information on this crime to come forward.
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