Three cars, a hit-and-run crash, one person killed and a Walgreens parking lot in Miami
One man was killed in an overnight Labor Day crash that involved three cars, a Walgreens parking lot and a driver who ran off into Miami, Coral Gables or unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
The man who died at the scene of the crash, Southwest Eighth Street and LeJeune Road aka 42nd Avenue, was 29, Miami police said. On Tuesday morning, police announced that they arrested the driver that bailed from a Chevrolet Tahoe on the scene.
He was identified as 50-year-old Gilber Alexander Caro. Caro is a former Venezuelan opposition legislator and political prisoner.
Police say Caro crashed into the 29-year-old’s car after the man ran a red light. But Caro, instead of stopping to help or calling 911, ran away — leaving the Tahoe at the crash site.
He was identified through a food order in the vehicle that had his name and phone number on it, according to police.
The 3:35 a.m. crash also shut down Southwest Eighth Street west of LeJeune well into Monday morning. The Walgreens at 4200 SW Eighth St. remained open despite parts of cars and a lamppost being strewn across its parking lot.
Though the Walgreens sits in Miami-Dade police’s jurisdiction, investigators determined the first contact between the cars was made in the city of Miami.
Exactly how the three cars wound up as they did — SUV in the middle of Southwest Eighth Street with front end crumpled, white sedan with crumpled front end over the bushes bordering Walgreens’ lot and gray sedan with its rear in the Walgreens’ parking lot — hasn’t been determined.
This story was originally published September 2, 2024 at 10:41 AM.
