An early morning crash near the Julia Tuttle leaves Michigan man dead, one on the run
An early morning accident on I-195 West, beyond Alton Road, has left one man dead, another on the run, and led to parts of a major roadway being closed for about five hours Saturday morning.
According to Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Alex Camacho, the driver of a white Honda sedan crashed into a scooter as both were heading west on the on the Julia Tuttle Causeway in the area of Alton Road around 2:45 a.m.
After the Honda hit the scooter, the scooter’s rider was ejected and the Honda driver bailed, running away from the car and leaving it on the road, Camacho said.
The man on the scooter died at Ryder Trauma Center, Camacho said.
The man on the scooter was identified by his father as Kevin Baker, a 38-year-old real estate broker from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Baker was in Miami where he was setting up a commercial real estate business, his father John Baker told the Miami Herald.
The westbound lanes were closed for about five hours Saturday, July 31, but were reopened around 8 a.m.
FHP has not released the identities of the individuals involved and has not said if the Honda driver has been found.
The investigation was still ongoing as of Thursday, Aug. 5, and FHP would not release any updates.
Meantime, a road sign was reportedly flashing on Saturday that “scheduled film production will have periodic closures” on the causeway. That was for the filming of an update of “The Father of the Bride” costarring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, according to the Miami Dade County Office of Film and Entertainment.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published July 31, 2021 at 11:01 AM.
