Police seek two men involved in deadly hit-and-run of pedestrian in North Miami-Dade
Detectives are searching for two men who bailed after a pedestrian was killed early Monday morning in northern Miami-Dade County, according to authorities.
At 5:20 a.m., a man was crossing Biscayne Boulevard at Northeast 114th Street when he was struck by a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, Miami-Dade police said Tuesday.
The driver and a passenger got out of the car and fled the scene where the man died without stopping to help him or call 911, cops said.
Police had not released the names of the victim nor the suspects as of Tuesday evening.
Pedestrian fatalities on the rise
Pedestrian deaths are increasing faster than all other traffic fatalities in the United States, according to a recent report of the Governors Highway Safety Association. The agency projects that 2021 saw the largest number of pedestrian fatalities in four decades.
Last year, Florida, with 4.13 deaths for every 100,000 residents, became the state with the second-highest rate of pedestrian fatalities, according to GHSA’s preliminary data. New Mexico had the highest rate at 4.77 deaths per 100,000.
Florida had 899 pedestrian deaths in 2021 compared to 716 in the previous year, an increase of nearly 26%.
In Miami-Dade, 100 people died last year in pedestrian crashes, 16 more than in 2020, according to preliminary data of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Crash Dashboard. As of May 6, nearly 40 pedestrians have died in the county’s roadways.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run may call Miami-Dade police at 305-471-2425. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 or submit a tip on its website at crimestoppers305.com.
This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 5:49 PM.
