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Miami-Dade police officer hospitalized after car crash near Hialeah, authorities say

A Miami-Dade police sergeant and another person were taken to the hospital Thursday after a car crash near Hialeah, authorities said.
A Miami-Dade police sergeant and another person were taken to the hospital Thursday after a car crash near Hialeah, authorities said. ARCHIVO DEL MIAMI HERALD

A Miami-Dade police officer was rushed to the hospital after a morning crash near Hialeah Thursday, authorities said.

Around 9 a.m., the on-duty police sergeant collided with a medical transport vehicle at the intersection of West Okeechobee Road and State Road 826, Miami-Dade police said.

The sergeant was taken to the hospital in stable condition. While the driver of the medical transport was uninjured, a passenger in the transport vehicle was also taken to a hospital in stable condition.

This is a developing story.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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